diff --git a/cmd/filebrowser/main.go b/cmd/filebrowser/main.go
index d1c3d634..79553a93 100644
--- a/cmd/filebrowser/main.go
+++ b/cmd/filebrowser/main.go
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ func setupViper() {
 
 	viper.SetConfigName("filebrowser")
 	viper.AddConfigPath(".")
+
+	viper.SetEnvPrefix("FB")
+	viper.AutomaticEnv()
 }
 
 func printVersion() {