diff --git a/docker/.env.example b/docker/.env.example
index 3d524e5c7..80fbc3be5 100644
--- a/docker/.env.example
+++ b/docker/.env.example
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ PORT=3000
 # FLOWISE_PASSWORD=1234
 # DEBUG=true
 # DATABASE_PATH=/your_database_path/.flowise
+# APIKEY_PATH=/your_api_key_path/.flowise
 # EXECUTION_MODE=child or main
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diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 7ab431429..97aea0171 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
             - FLOWISE_USERNAME=${FLOWISE_USERNAME}
             - FLOWISE_PASSWORD=${FLOWISE_PASSWORD}
             - DATABASE_PATH=${DATABASE_PATH}
+            - APIKEY_PATH=${APIKEY_PATH}
             - EXECUTION_MODE=${EXECUTION_MODE}
             - DEBUG=${DEBUG}
         ports:
diff --git a/packages/server/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/server/src/commands/start.ts
index 0f64322bd..d3efc1eb6 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
         PORT: Flags.string(),
         DEBUG: Flags.string(),
         DATABASE_PATH: Flags.string(),
+        APIKEY_PATH: Flags.string(),
         EXECUTION_MODE: Flags.string()
     }
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
         if (flags.FLOWISE_PASSWORD) process.env.FLOWISE_PASSWORD = flags.FLOWISE_PASSWORD
         if (flags.PORT) process.env.PORT = flags.PORT
         if (flags.DATABASE_PATH) process.env.DATABASE_PATH = flags.DATABASE_PATH
+        if (flags.APIKEY_PATH) process.env.APIKEY_PATH = flags.APIKEY_PATH
         if (flags.EXECUTION_MODE) process.env.EXECUTION_MODE = flags.EXECUTION_MODE
         if (flags.DEBUG) process.env.DEBUG = flags.DEBUG