diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 86feafaa143..6ac42ba97b4 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 VITE_BYPASS_LOGIN=0
-VITE_BYPASS_TUTORIAL=0
\ No newline at end of file
+VITE_BYPASS_TUTORIAL=0
+VITE_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:8001
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 88dcdce619c..e9180f0875d 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 VITE_BYPASS_LOGIN=1
-VITE_BYPASS_TUTORIAL=0
\ No newline at end of file
+VITE_BYPASS_TUTORIAL=0
+VITE_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:8001
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 42736add1fa..7b25c4990e1 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -277,8 +277,10 @@ export const isLocal = (
    /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/.test(window.location.hostname)) &&
   window.location.port !== "") || window.location.hostname === "";
 
+export const localServerUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_SERVER_URL ?? `http://${window.location.hostname}:${window.location.port+1}`;
+
 // Set the server URL based on whether it's local or not
-export const serverUrl = isLocal ? `${window.location.hostname}:${window.location.port}` : "";
+export const serverUrl = isLocal ? localServerUrl : "";
 export const apiUrl = isLocal ? serverUrl : "https://api.pokerogue.net";
 // used to disable api calls when isLocal is true and a server is not found
 export let isLocalServerConnected = false;
diff --git a/src/vite.env.d.ts b/src/vite.env.d.ts
index 50bb7dddc02..b588b5b1145 100644
--- a/src/vite.env.d.ts
+++ b/src/vite.env.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ interface ImportMetaEnv {
     readonly VITE_BYPASS_LOGIN?: string;
     readonly VITE_BYPASS_TUTORIAL?: string;
     readonly VITE_API_BASE_URL?: string;
+    readonly VITE_SERVER_URL?: string;
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {