diff --git a/lightrag/llm/azure_openai.py b/lightrag/llm/azure_openai.py
index 1070af7f..4d15a674 100644
--- a/lightrag/llm/azure_openai.py
+++ b/lightrag/llm/azure_openai.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ async def azure_openai_complete(
 )
 async def azure_openai_embed(
     texts: list[str],
-    model: str = "text-embedding-3-small",
+    model: str = os.getenv("EMBEDDING_MODEL", "text-embedding-3-small"),
     base_url: str = None,
     api_key: str = None,
     api_version: str = None,