diff --git a/config-sample.json b/config-sample.json
index f766bcdd2300750c4386b1820deb8d7693f87f00..769a6bb60fb99b8ba72570a218abb2988b24afd6 100644
--- a/config-sample.json
+++ b/config-sample.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "apikey": "",
+  "listener": "0.0.0.0",
   "port": 9001
 }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c1b87dc4a712b83d2d2f60b50a88478268213351..788693e2f629d34335af48383fc13be8815d4e79 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ app.post('/post', function(req, res){
 });
 
 //tells Node which port to listen on
-app.listen(app.get('port'), function() {
-  console.log('Weather on the Slash is running on port', app.get('port'));
+app.listen( app.get('port'), config.listener, function() {
+  console.log( 'Weather on the Slash is running on', config.listener, 'and port', app.get('port') );
 });