diff --git a/controllers/apps/docker/useDocker.js b/controllers/apps/docker/useDocker.js
index 1ebe5f8..786bd0e 100644
--- a/controllers/apps/docker/useDocker.js
+++ b/controllers/apps/docker/useDocker.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const useDocker = async (apps) => {
     useOrdering: orderType,
     unpinStoppedApps,
     dockerHost: host,
+    dockerSocket: socket
   } = await loadConfig();
 
   let containers = null;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ const useDocker = async (apps) => {
       let { data } = await axios.get(
         `http://${host}/containers/json?{"status":["running"]}`,
         {
-          socketPath: process.env.DOCKER_SOCKET ? process.env.DOCKER_SOCKET : '/var/run/docker.sock',
+          socketPath: socket,
         }
       );
 
diff --git a/utils/init/initialConfig.json b/utils/init/initialConfig.json
index 929b2fe..62f7261 100644
--- a/utils/init/initialConfig.json
+++ b/utils/init/initialConfig.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "secondarySearchProvider": "d",
   "dockerApps": false,
   "dockerHost": "localhost",
+  "dockerSocket": "/var/run/docker.sock",
   "kubernetesApps": false,
   "unpinStoppedApps": false,
   "useAmericanDate": false,