diff --git a/backend/dev.sh b/backend/dev.sh
index 9d0b5fa42..50dc5cad1 100644
--- a/backend/dev.sh
+++ b/backend/dev.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-uvicorn main:app --port 8080 --host 0.0.0.0 --forwarded-allow-ips '*' --reload
\ No newline at end of file
+SERVER_PORT="${SERVER_PORT:-8080}"
+uvicorn main:app --port $SERVER_PORT --host 0.0.0.0 --forwarded-allow-ips '*' --reload
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/start.sh b/backend/start.sh
index ba68207ec..9ced76448 100755
--- a/backend/start.sh
+++ b/backend/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 --forwarded-allow-ips '*'
+SERVER_PORT="${SERVER_PORT:-8080}"
+uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port $SERVER_PORT --forwarded-allow-ips '*'