diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2564e128c..ead25a756 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ EXPOSE 4000/tcp
 CMD [ \
     "sh", "-c", \
     "if [ -n \"$DATABASE_URL\" ]; then ./entrypoint.sh; else litellm --port 4000 --num_workers 8; fi" \
-]
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+]
+
+# this allows accepting litellm args
+ENTRYPOINT ["litellm", "--port", "4000"]
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