diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index 639451a..97c7d9b 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use crate::db::Post;
 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 go_sbot_port = env::var("GO_SBOT_PORT").unwrap_or_else(|_| "8021".to_string());
 
     let keystore = Keystore::GoSbot;
     let ip_port = Some(format!("127.0.0.1:{}", go_sbot_port));