diff --git a/docker/init_scripts/init b/docker/init_scripts/init
index ad0516332..2efa012d0 100755
--- a/docker/init_scripts/init
+++ b/docker/init_scripts/init
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ start_bin_nginx() {
 		# if container runs as root, drop permissions
 		nginx -g 'user romm;'
 	fi
-	info_log "🚀 RomM is now available at ${ROMM_BASE_URL}:8080"
+
+	: "${ROMM_BASE_URL:=http://0.0.0.0:8080}"
+	info_log "🚀 RomM is now available at ${ROMM_BASE_URL}"
 }
 
 # Commands to start valkey-server (handling PID creation internally)