diff --git a/cognee/api/client.py b/cognee/api/client.py
index 027b31c55..5a3aad8db 100644
--- a/cognee/api/client.py
+++ b/cognee/api/client.py
@@ -196,4 +196,9 @@ def start_api_server(host: str = "0.0.0.0", port: int = 8000):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger = setup_logging()
-    start_api_server()
+
+    start_api_server(
+            host=os.getenv("HTTP_API_HOST", "0.0.0.0"),
+            port=int(os.getenv("HTTP_API_PORT", 8000))
+    )
+