diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 58285c07..8cea2bc8 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -912,10 +912,10 @@
         },
         "more-itertools": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:5dd8bcf33e5f9513ffa06d5ad33d78f31e1931ac9a18f33d37e77a180d393a7c",
-                "sha256:b1ddb932186d8a6ac451e1d95844b382f55e12686d51ca0c68b6f61f2ab7a507"
+                "sha256:558bb897a2232f5e4f8e2399089e35aecb746e1f9191b6584a151647e89267be",
+                "sha256:7818f596b1e87be009031c7653d01acc46ed422e6656b394b0f765ce66ed4982"
             ],
-            "version": "==8.2.0"
+            "version": "==8.3.0"
         },
         "packaging": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/config/default.py b/config/default.py
index 41a24949..64eeb288 100644
--- a/config/default.py
+++ b/config/default.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 JSON_SORT_KEYS = False  # CRITICAL.  Do not sort the data when returning values to the front end.
 
 NAME = "CR Connect Workflow"
+FLASK_PORT = environ.get('FLASK_PORT', default="5000")
 CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS = re.split(r',\s*', environ.get('CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS', default="localhost:4200, localhost:5002"))
 DEVELOPMENT = environ.get('DEVELOPMENT', default="true") == "true"
 TESTING = environ.get('TESTING', default="false") == "true"
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 73959aeb..60cc3578 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 from crc import app
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
+    flask_port = app.config['FLASK_PORT']
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=flask_port)