diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index 06c3d78..639451a 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 //! Scuttlebutt functionality.
 
+use std::env;
+
 use async_std::stream::StreamExt;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 use golgi::{
@@ -15,8 +17,12 @@ use crate::db::Post;
 
 /// Initialise a connection to a Scuttlebutt server.
 async fn init_sbot() -> Result<Sbot, String> {
+    // Define the port on which the go-sbot is running.
+    // Defaults to 8021 if the environment variable is not set.
+    let go_sbot_port = env::var("GO_SBOT_PORT").unwrap_or("8021".to_string());
+
     let keystore = Keystore::GoSbot;
-    let ip_port = Some("127.0.0.1:8021".to_string());
+    let ip_port = Some(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", go_sbot_port));
     let net_id = None;
 
     debug!("Initialising the sbot connection");