diff --git a/bin/run_eliot_web.sh b/bin/run_eliot_web.sh
index 0c0da8eb..e3ce269f 100755
--- a/bin/run_eliot_web.sh
+++ b/bin/run_eliot_web.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 # default variables
-: "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_PORT:=8000}"
+: "${PORT:=8000}"
 : "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_WORKERS:=1}"
 : "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_TIMEOUT:=300}"
 : "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_MAX_REQUESTS:=0}"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 cd /app/
 
 gunicorn \
-    --bind 0.0.0.0:"${ELIOT_GUNICORN_PORT}" \
+    --bind 0.0.0.0:"${PORT}" \
     --timeout "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_TIMEOUT}" \
     --workers "${ELIOT_GUNICORN_WORKERS}" \
     --max-requests="${ELIOT_GUNICORN_MAX_REQUESTS}" \
diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index d1324811..5f5ec14e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Gunicorn configuration:
    <https://github.com/mozilla-services/eliot/blob/main/bin/run_eliot_web.sh>`_.
 
 
-.. everett:option:: ELIOT_GUNICORN_PORT
+.. everett:option:: PORT
    :default: "8000"
 
    Specifies the port to listen to.