diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 5800d5379908003268b19261aa5574350fd420b5..98d79f3ad264af97380ac32bfe6b0d7ccc2587ab 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+import os
+
 '''Settings used by LDE regression test'''
 
 '''URL API to test'''
-BASE_URL = 'https://simcaq.c3sl.ufpr.br/api/v1/'
+
+if os.environ.get('BASE_URL') is not None:
+	BASE_URL = os.environ.get('BASE_URL')
+else:
+	BASE_URL = 'https://simcaq.c3sl.ufpr.br/api/v1/'
+
+print("using BASE_URL=",BASE_URL)
 
 '''List of all base routes available to test'''
 BASE_ROUTE_LIST = [