diff --git a/beacon/src/client.rs b/beacon/src/client.rs
index d381b567..6ad5fd78 100644
--- a/beacon/src/client.rs
+++ b/beacon/src/client.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicBool};
 use std::thread;
 
-pub const SERVER_ADDRESS: &str = "127.0.0.1:9167";
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Client {
     sender: mpsc::Sender<Action>,
@@ -222,9 +220,22 @@ async fn run(
     }
 }
 
+/// Returns the address of the beacon server in this environment.
+///
+/// The value of the `ICED_BEACON_SERVER_ADDRESS` env variable will
+/// be returned, if defined.
+///
+/// Otherwise, a default local server address will be returned.
+pub fn server_address_from_env() -> String {
+    const DEFAULT_ADDRESS: &str = "127.0.0.1:9167";
+
+    std::env::var("ICED_BEACON_SERVER_ADDRESS")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from(DEFAULT_ADDRESS))
+}
+
 async fn _connect() -> Result<net::TcpStream, io::Error> {
     log::debug!("Attempting to connect to server...");
-    let stream = net::TcpStream::connect(SERVER_ADDRESS).await?;
+    let stream = net::TcpStream::connect(server_address_from_env()).await?;
 
     stream.set_nodelay(true)?;
     stream.writable().await?;
diff --git a/beacon/src/lib.rs b/beacon/src/lib.rs
index b05ea14d..c2d88857 100644
--- a/beacon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon/src/lib.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl Event {
 }
 
 pub fn is_running() -> bool {
-    std::net::TcpListener::bind(client::SERVER_ADDRESS).is_err()
+    std::net::TcpListener::bind(client::server_address_from_env()).is_err()
 }
 
 pub fn run() -> impl Stream<Item = Event> {
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ pub fn run() -> impl Stream<Item = Event> {
         let mut buffer = Vec::new();
 
         let server = loop {
-            match net::TcpListener::bind(client::SERVER_ADDRESS).await {
+            match net::TcpListener::bind(client::server_address_from_env())
+                .await
+            {
                 Ok(server) => break server,
                 Err(error) => {
                     if error.kind() == io::ErrorKind::AddrInUse {