diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6f7aaf..483e534 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Options:
  - `--dynamo-endpoint` - DynamoDB endpoint to connect to (default: http://localhost:8000).
  - `--skip-default-credentials` - Skip setting default credentials and region. By default the accessKeyId/secretAccessKey are set to "key" and "secret" and the region is set to "us-east-1". If you specify this argument then you need to ensure that credentials are provided some other way. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v3/developer-guide/setting-credentials-node.html for more details on how default credentials provider works.
 
-Environment variables `HOST`, `PORT` and `DYNAMO_ENDPOINT` can also be used to set the respective options. Those are not recommended.
+Environment variables `HOST`, `PORT` and `DYNAMO_ENDPOINT` can also be used to set the respective options.
 
 If you use a local dynamodb that cares about credentials, you can configure them by using the following environment variables `AWS_REGION` `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID` `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` or specify the `--skip-default-credentials` argument and rely on the default AWS SDK credentials resolving behavior.
 
diff --git a/bin/dynamodb-admin.ts b/bin/dynamodb-admin.ts
index ea01d45..d1e1ce1 100755
--- a/bin/dynamodb-admin.ts
+++ b/bin/dynamodb-admin.ts
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ parser.add_argument('-o', '--open', {
 
 parser.add_argument('-H', '--host', {
     type: 'str',
-    required: false,
+    default: process.env.HOST || undefined,
     help: 'Host to run on (default: undefined)',
 });
 
 parser.add_argument('-p', '--port', {
     type: 'int',
-    default: 8001,
+    default: process.env.PORT ?? 8001,
     help: 'Port to run on (default: 8001)',
 });
 
 parser.add_argument('--dynamo-endpoint', {
     type: 'str',
-    default: 'http://localhost:8000',
+    default: process.env.DYNAMO_ENDPOINT || 'http://localhost:8000',
     help: 'DynamoDB endpoint to connect to.',
 });
 
@@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ parser.add_argument('--skip-default-credentials', {
 const { host, port, open: openUrl, dynamo_endpoint: dynamoEndpoint, skip_default_credentials: skipDefaultCredentials } = parser.parse_args();
 
 const app = createServer({ dynamoEndpoint, skipDefaultCredentials });
-const resolvedHost = process.env.HOST || host;
-const resolvedPort = process.env.PORT || port;
-const server = app.listen(resolvedPort, resolvedHost);
+const server = app.listen(port, host);
 server.on('listening', () => {
     const address = server.address();
     if (!address) {
-        throw new Error(`Not able to listen on host and port "${resolvedHost}:${resolvedPort}"`);
+        throw new Error(`Not able to listen on host and port "${host}:${port}"`);
     }
     let listenAddress;
     let listenPort;
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ server.on('listening', () => {
         listenPort = address.port;
     }
     let url = `http://${listenAddress}${listenPort ? ':' + listenPort : ''}`;
-    if (!resolvedHost && listenAddress !== '0.0.0.0') {
+    if (!host && listenAddress !== '0.0.0.0') {
         url += ` (alternatively http://0.0.0.0:${listenPort})`;
     }
     console.info(`  dynamodb-admin listening on ${url}`);