diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8fefa06..726162e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ environmet variables, like this::
         -e SYNCSERVER_SECRET=5up3rS3kr1t \
         -e SYNCSERVER_SQLURI=sqlite:////tmp/syncserver.db \
         -e SYNCSERVER_BATCH_UPLOAD_ENABLED=true \
+        -e SYNCSERVER_FORCE_WSGI_ENVIRON=false \
         # Run the container we just build \
         syncserver:latest \
         # Start gunicorn on the desired localhost port \
diff --git a/syncserver/__init__.py b/syncserver/__init__.py
index e65f081..7820fca 100644
--- a/syncserver/__init__.py
+++ b/syncserver/__init__.py
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ def import_settings_from_environment_variables(settings, environ=None):
         ("SYNCSERVER_ALLOW_NEW_USERS",
          "syncserver.allow_new_users",
          str_to_bool),
+        ("SYNCSERVER_FORCE_WSGI_ENVIRON",
+         "syncserver.force_wsgi_environ",
+         str_to_bool),
         ("SYNCSERVER_BATCH_UPLOAD_ENABLED",
          "storage.batch_upload_enabled",
          str_to_bool),