diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1798dea..2d7824c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # ChatGPT Settings (required)
 # Set the API Key from OpenAI
 OPENAI_API_KEY=
+# To use Azure OpenAI API, set `OPENAI_AZURE` to true and `CHATGPT_REVERSE_PROXY` to your completion endpoint
+# OPENAI_AZURE=false
 
 # Set the ChatGPT conversation context to 'thread', 'room' or 'both'.
 CHATGPT_CONTEXT=thread
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index 33a3fa1..503d4b5 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const {
   MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX,
   MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX_REPLY,
   /** ChatGPT Settings */
+  OPENAI_AZURE,
   OPENAI_API_KEY,
   CHATGPT_CONTEXT,
   CHATGPT_TIMEOUT,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ export const {
   MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX:       { schema: z.string().default(""),                   description: "Set to a string if you want the bot to respond only when messages start with this prefix. Trailing space matters. Empty for no prefix." },
   MATRIX_DEFAULT_PREFIX_REPLY: { schema: z.boolean().default(false),               description: "Set to false if you want the bot to answer to all messages in a thread/conversation" },
   /** ChatGPT Settings */
+  OPENAI_AZURE:                { schema: z.boolean().default(false),               description: "Wether or not to use Azure OPENAI"},
   OPENAI_API_KEY:              { schema: z.string().default(""),                   description: "Set to the API key from https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys"},
   CHATGPT_TIMEOUT:             { schema: z.number().default(2 * 60 * 1000),        description: "Set number of milliseconds to wait for ChatGPT responses" },
   CHATGPT_CONTEXT:             { schema: z.enum(["thread", "room", "both"]).default("thread"), description: "Set the ChatGPT conversation context to 'thread', 'room' or 'both'" },
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5134728..b1a0deb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 
 import * as path from "path";
 import {
-  DATA_PATH, KEYV_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL, MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN, MATRIX_AUTOJOIN,
+  DATA_PATH, KEYV_URL, OPENAI_AZURE, OPENAI_API_KEY, MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL, MATRIX_ACCESS_TOKEN, MATRIX_AUTOJOIN,
   MATRIX_BOT_PASSWORD, MATRIX_BOT_USERNAME, MATRIX_ENCRYPTION, MATRIX_THREADS, CHATGPT_CONTEXT,
   CHATGPT_API_MODEL, KEYV_BOT_STORAGE, KEYV_BACKEND, CHATGPT_PROMPT_PREFIX, MATRIX_WELCOME,
   CHATGPT_REVERSE_PROXY, CHATGPT_TEMPERATURE
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ async function main() {
     },
     promptPrefix: wrapPrompt(CHATGPT_PROMPT_PREFIX),
     debug: false,
+    azure: OPENAI_AZURE,
     reverseProxyUrl: CHATGPT_REVERSE_PROXY,
   };