diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fc2a637..1fe51cd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 # Enable bytecode compilation
 ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1
+ARG PERPLEXITY_URL_ARG=https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions
+ENV PERPLEXITY_URL=$PERPLEXITY_URL_ARG
 
 # Copy the pyproject.toml to install dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml /app/pyproject.toml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c3f160..6a2f454 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Optional environment variables:
   - `sonar`: 128k context - Default model
   - `r1-1776`: 128k context - Alternative architecture
 
+- `PERPLEXITY_URL`: Allows overriding the default Perplexity API URL. If not set, the server will use `https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions`. Set this variable if you need to use a different API endpoint.
 And updated list of models is avaiable (here)[https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/model-cards]
 
 ### Cursor & Claude Desktop Installation
diff --git a/smithery.yaml b/smithery.yaml
index 0172940..692f231 100644
--- a/smithery.yaml
+++ b/smithery.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ startCommand:
     type: object
     required:
       - perplexityApiKey
+      # PERPLEXITY_URL is optional, so not adding to required.
     properties:
       perplexityApiKey:
         type: string
         description: The API key for the Perplexity AI server.
+      perplexityUrl:
+        type: string
+        description: The URL for the Perplexity AI server. Defaults to https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions if not provided.
   commandFunction:
     # A function that produces the CLI command to start the MCP on stdio.
     |-
-    config => ({ command: 'uv', args: ['run', 'perplexity-mcp'], env: { PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: config.perplexityApiKey } })
+    config => ({ command: 'uv', args: ['run', 'perplexity-mcp'], env: { PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: config.perplexityApiKey, PERPLEXITY_URL: config.perplexityUrl } })
diff --git a/src/perplexity_mcp/server.py b/src/perplexity_mcp/server.py
index c739188..7234a0d 100644
--- a/src/perplexity_mcp/server.py
+++ b/src/perplexity_mcp/server.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ async def call_tool(
 
 async def call_perplexity(query: str, recency: str) -> str:
 
-    url = "https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions"
+    # Get the PERPLEXITY_URL from environment variable or use default
+    url = os.getenv("PERPLEXITY_URL", "https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions")
 
     # Get the model from environment variable or use "sonar" as default
     model = os.getenv("PERPLEXITY_MODEL", "sonar")