diff --git a/lightrag/llm/openai.py b/lightrag/llm/openai.py
index 54147311..11a5f9d7 100644
--- a/lightrag/llm/openai.py
+++ b/lightrag/llm/openai.py
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ async def azure_openai_embed(
     api_version = (
         api_version
         or os.getenv("AZURE_EMBEDDING_API_VERSION")
+        or os.getenv("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION")
         or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_VERSION")
         or "2024-08-01-preview"
     )