diff --git a/controldeck_gui.py b/controldeck_gui.py
index 81987d7..1ee9b28 100644
--- a/controldeck_gui.py
+++ b/controldeck_gui.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ def main():
     controldeck.process("controldeck &", output=False)
 
   config = controldeck.config_load()
+  url = config.get('gui', 'url', fallback='http://0.0.0.0:8000') + "/?gui"
   try:
     width = int(config.get('gui', 'width', fallback=800))
   except ValueError as e:
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ def main():
   on_top = config.get('gui', 'always_on_top', fallback='False').title() == 'True'
 
   create_window("ControlDeck",
-                url="http://0.0.0.0:8000/?gui",
+                url=url,
                 html=None,
                 js_api=None,
                 width=width,
diff --git a/example/controldeck.conf b/example/controldeck.conf
index 3eb45f0..eddbe60 100644
--- a/example/controldeck.conf
+++ b/example/controldeck.conf
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 # mic-mute-image-alt = 
 
 [gui]
+url = http://0.0.0.0:8000
 width = 800
 height = 600
 # x and y specifying the window coordinate (empty = centered)