diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/utils/config_dirs.py b/llama_stack/distribution/utils/config_dirs.py
index 3785f4507..eca59493f 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/utils/config_dirs.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/utils/config_dirs.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 
-LLAMA_STACK_CONFIG_DIR = Path(os.path.expanduser("~/.llama/"))
+LLAMA_STACK_CONFIG_DIR = Path(os.getenv("LLAMA_STACK_CONFIG_DIR", os.path.expanduser("~/.llama/")))
 
 DISTRIBS_BASE_DIR = LLAMA_STACK_CONFIG_DIR / "distributions"