diff --git a/collector/pkg/config/config.go b/collector/pkg/config/config.go
index 0a0d156..74bc3d5 100644
--- a/collector/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/collector/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ func (c *configuration) Init() error {
 	c.SetDefault("commands.metrics_info_args", "--info --json")
 	c.SetDefault("commands.metrics_smart_args", "--xall --json")
 
+	// Bind environment variables with COLLECTOR_ prefix
+	c.BindEnv("host.id", "COLLECTOR_HOST_ID")
+	c.BindEnv("log.level", "COLLECTOR_LOG_LEVEL")
+	c.BindEnv("log.file", "COLLECTOR_LOG_FILE")
+	c.BindEnv("api.endpoint", "COLLECTOR_API_ENDPOINT")
+	c.BindEnv("commands.metrics_smartctl_bin", "COLLECTOR_COMMANDS_METRICS_SMARTCTL_BIN")
+	c.BindEnv("commands.metrics_scan_args", "COLLECTOR_COMMANDS_METRICS_SCAN_ARGS")
+	c.BindEnv("commands.metrics_info_args", "COLLECTOR_COMMANDS_METRICS_INFO_ARGS") 
+	c.BindEnv("commands.metrics_smart_args", "COLLECTOR_COMMANDS_METRICS_SMART_ARGS")
+	
 	//c.SetDefault("collect.short.command", "-a -o on -S on")
 
 	//if you want to load a non-standard location system config file (~/drawbridge.yml), use ReadConfig