diff --git a/crates/lox-distributor/config.json b/crates/lox-distributor/config.json
index dd96749..ed58907 100644
--- a/crates/lox-distributor/config.json
+++ b/crates/lox-distributor/config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "db_path": "lox_db"
 
     },
+    "lox_authority_port": 8001,
     "metrics_port": 5222,
     "bridge_config": {
         "watched_blockages": [
diff --git a/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs b/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
index 1a8e89c..5ca5b96 100644
--- a/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-distributor/src/main.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct Args {
 struct Config {
     db: DbConfig,
     metrics_port: u16,
+    lox_authority_port: u16,
     bridge_config: BridgeConfig,
     rtype: ResourceInfo,
 }
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ async fn main() {
         async move { Ok::<_, Infallible>(service) }
     });
 
-    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], 8001));
+    let addr = SocketAddr::from(([127, 0, 0, 1], config.lox_authority_port));
     let server = Server::bind(&addr).serve(make_service);
     let graceful = server.with_graceful_shutdown(shutdown_signal());
     println!("Listening on {}", addr);