diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d1a5632b..3fbf62f3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ ENV INSTANCE_NAME=searx \
     AUTOCOMPLETE= \
     BASE_URL= \
     MORTY_KEY= \
-    MORTY_URL=
+    MORTY_URL= \
+    SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/settings.yml \
+    UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/uwsgi.ini
 
 WORKDIR /usr/local/searx
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh b/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
index accc015f..6592b1c7 100755
--- a/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/dockerfiles/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ if [ -z "${BIND_ADDRESS}" ]; then
     export BIND_ADDRESS="${DEFAULT_BIND_ADDRESS}"
 fi
 
-export UWSGI_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/uwsgi.ini
-export SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH=/etc/searx/settings.yml
-
 # Parse special command line
 # see docs/admin/installation-docker.rst
 # display the help message without the version
diff --git a/utils/searx.sh b/utils/searx.sh
index ed015bdd..d2dbe79b 100755
--- a/utils/searx.sh
+++ b/utils/searx.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SERVICE_GROUP="${SERVICE_USER}"
 GIT_BRANCH="${GIT_BRANCH:-master}"
 SEARX_PYENV="${SERVICE_HOME}/searx-pyenv"
 SEARX_SRC="${SERVICE_HOME}/searx-src"
-SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH="/etc/searx/settings.yml"
+SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH="${SEARX_SETTINGS_PATH:-/etc/searx/settings.yml}"
 SEARX_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE="${SEARX_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE:-${REPO_ROOT}/utils/templates/etc/searx/use_default_settings.yml}"
 SEARX_UWSGI_APP="searx.ini"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034