diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
index e97bf39d7..9459f0309 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/option.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub struct Opt {
     pub log_level: String,
 
     /// Enables Prometheus metrics and /metrics route.
-    #[clap(long)]
+    #[clap(long, env = "MEILI_ENABLE_METRICS_ROUTE")]
     pub enable_metrics_route: bool,
 
     #[serde(flatten)]