diff --git a/backend/start.sh b/backend/start.sh
index 06adf1ff8..9a8e91133 100755
--- a/backend/start.sh
+++ b/backend/start.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit
 KEY_FILE=.webui_secret_key
 
 PORT="${PORT:-8080}"
+HOST="${HOST:-0.0.0.0}"
 if test "$WEBUI_SECRET_KEY $WEBUI_JWT_SECRET_KEY" = " "; then
   echo "No WEBUI_SECRET_KEY provided"
 
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ if [ "$USE_CUDA_DOCKER" = "true" ]; then
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/torch/lib:/usr/local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/nvidia/cudnn/lib"
 fi
 
-WEBUI_SECRET_KEY="$WEBUI_SECRET_KEY" exec uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port "$PORT" --forwarded-allow-ips '*'
+WEBUI_SECRET_KEY="$WEBUI_SECRET_KEY" exec uvicorn main:app --host "$HOST" --port "$PORT" --forwarded-allow-ips '*'