diff --git a/app/config/appConfig.js b/app/config/appConfig.js
index 57b42df..507403e 100644
--- a/app/config/appConfig.js
+++ b/app/config/appConfig.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const APP_PORT = process.env.APP_PORT || 5000;
+const APP_PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 const APP_BASE_URL = process.env.APP_BASE_URL || "http://localhost";
 
 const APP_URL = `${APP_BASE_URL}:${APP_PORT}`;
diff --git a/development.env b/development.env
index 820ad3c..47d75c3 100644
--- a/development.env
+++ b/development.env
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ DB_PORT=Database port
 
 SEQUELIZE_LOGGING=0- no sequelize logging, 1- log to the console
 
-APP_PORT=Port for the app, defaults to 5000
+PORT=Port for the app, defaults to 5000
 APP_BASE_URL=base url for the app
 
 AMAZON_ACCES_KEY_ID=(your-key-here)