diff --git a/backend/nestjs-seshat-api/src/main.ts b/backend/nestjs-seshat-api/src/main.ts
index c2f0de1..3dad0f2 100644
--- a/backend/nestjs-seshat-api/src/main.ts
+++ b/backend/nestjs-seshat-api/src/main.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   }));
   app.useLogger(app.get(Logger));
   app.useGlobalInterceptors(new LoggerErrorInterceptor());
-  await app.listen(process.env.PORT ?? 3001);
+  await app.listen(process.env.WEB_API_PORT ?? 3001);
 }
 bootstrap();