diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ffe5118..312f842 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var client = redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
 })
 
 var SECRET string
+var INDEX_GET_REDIRECT = "http://alv.cx"
 
 func main() {
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
@@ -38,13 +39,17 @@ func main() {
 		SECRET = p
 	}
 
+	if p, ok := os.LookupEnv("INDEX_GET_REDIRECT"); ok {
+		INDEX_GET_REDIRECT = p
+	}
+
 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(listenAddress, r))
 }
 
 func indexHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	fmt.Println("indexHandler called")
 	if r.Method != "POST" {
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "http://alv.cx", 302)
+		http.Redirect(w, r, INDEX_GET_REDIRECT, 302)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4adb49f..7422259 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ sus URL shortener
 
         susmng [-s pls.cx] delete -l shortlink -v confirm
 
-susmng will assume the first server in the 'secrets' section if the -s flag is
-not provided.
+`susmng` will assume the first server in the `secrets` section of the configuration file if the -s
+flag is not provided.
 
 
 ## installation
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@ not provided.
 
 #### server environment variables
 
-- `SECRET` - the secret used for signature verification
-- `LISTEN_ADDRESS` - the address the server is listening on (default is `0.0.0.0:80`)
+- `SECRET`---the secret used for signature verification
+- `LISTEN_ADDRESS`---the address the server is listening on (default is `0.0.0.0:80`)
+- `INDEX_GET_REDIRECT`---the URL the user should be redirected to if they try to access `/` on the
+   server (default is `http://alv.cx`)
 
 ### setting up susmng
 
-1. install susmng
+1. install `susmng`
 
         make install-susmng
 
-2. create config files
+2. create configuration files
 
         susmng init
 
-3. edit config files (`~/.config/susmng/config.json`) to add your secrets
+3. edit configuration files (`~/.config/susmng/config.json`) to add your secrets
 
 
 ![](sus.jpg)