diff --git a/boot.sh b/boot.sh
index 8cd2c22c..c799e3a3 100644
--- a/boot.sh
+++ b/boot.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 source venv/bin/activate
 
+TANDOOR_PORT="${TANDOOR_PORT:-8080}"
+
 echo "Updating database"
 python manage.py migrate
 python manage.py collectstatic_js_reverse
@@ -9,4 +11,4 @@ echo "Done"
 
 chmod -R 755 /opt/recipes/mediafiles
 
-exec gunicorn -b :8080 --access-logfile - --error-logfile - --log-level INFO recipes.wsgi
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+exec gunicorn -b :$TANDOOR_PORT --access-logfile - --error-logfile - --log-level INFO recipes.wsgi
\ No newline at end of file