diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index bb98f40..bab2d6d 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ func Init() *Forge {
 	f := InitPB()
 
 	f.Machine = new(zoopb.Machine)
-
 	if err := f.Machine.ConfigLoad(); err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "zoopb.ConfigLoad() failed", err)
 	}
@@ -117,11 +116,17 @@ func (f *Forge) InitPB() {
 	} else {
 		log.Log(INFO, "forgepb.Init()     FORGE_GOSRC ", os.Getenv("FORGE_GOSRC"), "(go.work = false)")
 	}
+
 	f.Repos = gitpb.NewRepos()
 	f.Repos.ConfigLoad()
 	if f.Repos.HasFullScan {
 		f.hasFullScan = true
 	}
+
+	if os.Getenv("FORGE_URL") != "" {
+		forgeURL = os.Getenv("FORGE_URL")
+		log.Info("got forge url", forgeURL)
+	}
 }
 
 // only init's the protobuf. intended to not scan or change anything