diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12265211..dc3d2045 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,3 +104,4 @@ HF_HUB_ETAG_TIMEOUT=500
 | `ZERO_BAND_EDM_HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SECONDS` | Interval in seconds between heartbeats | `2` |
 | `ZERO_BAND_EDM_HEARTBEAT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS` | Time in seconds after which a node is considered dead if no heartbeat is received | `10` |
 | `ZERO_BAND_LIVE_RECO_PORT` | Port number for the live recovery server | `8000` |  
+| `ZERO_BAND_LIVE_RECO_ADDR` | IP Address for the live recovery server | `localhost` |  
diff --git a/src/zeroband/comms.py b/src/zeroband/comms.py
index 2f7434a5..2b7f62c4 100644
--- a/src/zeroband/comms.py
+++ b/src/zeroband/comms.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 LIVE_RECO_PORT = int(os.environ.get("ZERO_BAND_LIVE_RECO_PORT", "8000"))
 
+LIVE_RECO_ADDR = os.environ.get("ZERO_BAND_LIVE_RECO_ADDR", "localhost")
+
 
 class ElasticDeviceMesh:
     """A class to manage the process groups for elastic training without restarts.
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ def init_live_endpoint(self, store: dist.Store):
             return
         self.store = dist.PrefixStore("live_reco_adress", store)
         port = LIVE_RECO_PORT + self.world_info.global_rank
-        self.store.set(f"adress_{self.world_info.global_unique_id}", f"localhost:{port}")
+        self.store.set(f"adress_{self.world_info.global_unique_id}", f"{LIVE_RECO_ADDR}:{port}")
 
     def get_adress(self, rank: int) -> str:
         """Get the live recovery adress for a given rank."""