diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index cdef0a64b..933c10d5c 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ app.use(responseTime());
 
 
 /** @type {number} */
-const server_port = cliArguments.port ?? process.env.SILLY_TAVERN_PORT ?? getConfigValue('port', DEFAULT_PORT);
+const server_port = cliArguments.port ?? getConfigValue('port', DEFAULT_PORT);
 /** @type {boolean} */
 const autorun = (cliArguments.autorun ?? getConfigValue('autorun', DEFAULT_AUTORUN)) && !cliArguments.ssl;
 /** @type {boolean} */
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index 0ce6f66d4..27d6d2cf6 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ import { LOG_LEVELS } from './constants.js';
  */
 let CACHED_CONFIG = null;
 
+/**
+ * Converts a configuration key to an environment variable key.
+ * @param {string} key Configuration key
+ * @returns {string} Environment variable key
+ * @example keyToEnv('extensions.models.speechToText') // 'SILLYTAVERN_EXTENSIONS_MODELS_SPEECHTOTEXT'
+ */
+export const keyToEnv = (key) => 'SILLYTAVERN_' + String(key).toUpperCase().replace(/\./g, '_');
+
 /**
  * Returns the config object from the config.yaml file.
  * @returns {object} Config object
@@ -53,6 +61,10 @@ export function getConfig() {
  * @returns {any} Value for the given key
  */
 export function getConfigValue(key, defaultValue = null) {
+    const envKey = keyToEnv(key);
+    if (envKey in process.env) {
+        return process.env[envKey];
+    }
     const config = getConfig();
     return _.get(config, key, defaultValue);
 }