diff --git a/src/server/apps.ts b/src/server/apps.ts
index 2744842..191386e 100644
--- a/src/server/apps.ts
+++ b/src/server/apps.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { appLog, hostLog, setApps } from './tui'
 export type { AppState } from '@types'
 
 export const APPS_DIR = process.env.APPS_DIR ?? resolve(join(process.env.DATA_DIR ?? '.', 'apps'))
+export const TOES_URL = process.env.TOES_URL ?? `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 3000}`
 
 const HEALTH_CHECK_FAILURES_BEFORE_RESTART = 3
 const HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL = 30000
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ async function runApp(dir: string, port: number) {
 
   const proc = Bun.spawn(['bun', 'run', 'toes'], {
     cwd,
-    env: { ...process.env, PORT: String(port), NO_AUTOPORT: 'true', APPS_DIR, TOES_URL: `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 3000}` },
+    env: { ...process.env, PORT: String(port), NO_AUTOPORT: 'true', APPS_DIR, TOES_URL },
     stdout: 'pipe',
     stderr: 'pipe',
   })