diff --git a/src/agent/src/config.rs b/src/agent/src/config.rs
index 0c67bc19d..2a16caded 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/config.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 use rustjail::errors::*;
+use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::time;
 
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ const CONTAINER_PIPE_SIZE_OPTION: &str = "agent.container_pipe_size";
 const DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL: slog::Level = slog::Level::Info;
 const DEFAULT_HOTPLUG_TIMEOUT: time::Duration = time::Duration::from_secs(3);
 const DEFAULT_CONTAINER_PIPE_SIZE: i32 = 0;
+const VSOCK_ADDR: &str = "vsock://-1";
+const VSOCK_PORT: u16 = 1024;
+const SERVER_ADDR_ENV_VAR: &str = "KATA_AGENT_SERVER_ADDR";
 
 // FIXME: unused
 const TRACE_MODE_FLAG: &str = "agent.trace";
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ pub struct agentConfig {
     pub debug_console_vport: i32,
     pub log_vport: i32,
     pub container_pipe_size: i32,
+    pub server_addr: String,
 }
 
 impl agentConfig {
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ impl agentConfig {
             debug_console_vport: 0,
             log_vport: 0,
             container_pipe_size: DEFAULT_CONTAINER_PIPE_SIZE,
+            server_addr: format!("{}:{}", VSOCK_ADDR, VSOCK_PORT),
         }
     }
 
@@ -91,6 +97,10 @@ impl agentConfig {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Ok(addr) = env::var(SERVER_ADDR_ENV_VAR) {
+            self.server_addr = addr;
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/main.rs b/src/agent/src/main.rs
index 91c9409d1..ab50d147a 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/main.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ use uevent::watch_uevents;
 mod rpc;
 
 const NAME: &str = "kata-agent";
-const VSOCK_ADDR: &str = "vsock://-1";
-const VSOCK_PORT: u16 = 1024;
 const KERNEL_CMDLINE_FILE: &str = "/proc/cmdline";
 const CONSOLE_PATH: &str = "/dev/console";
 
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ fn start_sandbox(logger: &Logger, config: &agentConfig, init_mode: bool) -> Resu
     sandbox.lock().unwrap().sender = Some(tx);
 
     //vsock:///dev/vsock, port
-    let mut server = rpc::start(sandbox.clone(), VSOCK_ADDR, VSOCK_PORT);
+    let mut server = rpc::start(sandbox.clone(), config.server_addr.as_str());
 
     let _ = server.start().unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
index 5f0990694..0cb695fa0 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ fn find_process<'a>(
     Ok(p)
 }
 
-pub fn start<S: Into<String>>(s: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, host: S, port: u16) -> ttrpc::Server {
+pub fn start(s: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, server_address: &str) -> ttrpc::Server {
     let agent_service = Box::new(agentService {
         sandbox: s,
         test: 1,
@@ -1468,17 +1468,13 @@ pub fn start<S: Into<String>>(s: Arc<Mutex<Sandbox>>, host: S, port: u16) -> ttr
 
     let hservice = protocols::health_ttrpc::create_health(health_worker);
 
-    let mut addr: String = host.into();
-    addr.push_str(":");
-    addr.push_str(&port.to_string());
-
     let server = ttrpc::Server::new()
-        .bind(addr.as_str())
+        .bind(server_address)
         .unwrap()
         .register_service(aservice)
         .register_service(hservice);
 
-    info!(sl!(), "ttRPC server started");
+    info!(sl!(), "ttRPC server started"; "address" => server_address);
 
     server
 }