diff --git a/lib/libpk/src/_config.rs b/lib/libpk/src/_config.rs
index c92bcd31..238de032 100644
--- a/lib/libpk/src/_config.rs
+++ b/lib/libpk/src/_config.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ pub struct AvatarsConfig {
     pub s3: S3Config,
     pub cdn_url: String,
 
+    #[serde(default = "_default_api_addr")]
+    pub bind_addr: String,
+
     #[serde(default)]
     pub migrate_worker_count: u32,
 
diff --git a/services/avatars/src/main.rs b/services/avatars/src/main.rs
index 1f364fcc..44bbfe69 100644
--- a/services/avatars/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/avatars/src/main.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .route("/stats", get(stats))
         .with_state(state);
 
-    let host = "0.0.0.0:3000";
+    let host = &config.bind_addr;
     info!("starting server on {}!", host);
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(host).await.unwrap();
     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();