diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df648e6..fd28202 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ volumes:
 Used to define the database connection for Chela to use.
 
 ##### `CHELA_HOST`
-The hostname that Chela should refer to itself as. Defaults to `localhost`
+The hostname that Chela should refer to itself as. Defaults to `localhost`.
+
+##### `CHELA_LISTEN_ADDRESS`
+The address that Chela should listen on. Defaults to `0.0.0.0`. 
 
 ### Manually
 #### Build
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ $ cargo build -r
 ```bash
 $ export DATABASE_URL=postgres://chela:password@dbhost/postgres?sslmode=disable
 $ export CHELA_HOST=example.com
+$ export CHELA_LISTEN_ADDRESS=127.0.0.1
 $ ./target/release/chela
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 18fa942..22750a6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         sqids,
     };
 
-    let address = "0.0.0.0";
+    let address = std::env::var("CHELA_LISTEN_ADDRESS").unwrap_or("0.0.0.0".to_string());
     let port = 3000;
 
     let router = init_routes(server_state);