diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4b9e5b..a9a477c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The bot can be configured by setting the following environment variables:
 
 - `DISCORD_TOKEN`: Your Discord bot token. This is required for the bot to connect to Discord.
 - `OLLAMA_SCHEME`: The scheme for the Ollama API (http or https).
-- `OLLAMA_HOST`: The host for the Ollama API.
+- `OLLAMA_HOST`: The host for the Ollama API. To use the Ollama API hosted on the host machine, use `host.docker.internal`. Default is `127.0.0.1`.
 - `OLLAMA_PORT`: The port for the Ollama API.
 - `OLLAMA_MODEL`: The model to use for the Ollama API.
 - `REDIS_HOST`: The host for the Redis server.
diff --git a/bot.env.example b/bot.env.example
index 37cd17f..9557030 100644
--- a/bot.env.example
+++ b/bot.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DISCORD_TOKEN=<token>
 ADMIN_ID=209692688415457282
 CHAT_CHANNEL_ID=
-OLLAMA_HOST=ollama
+OLLAMA_HOST=host.docker.internal
 OLLAMA_PORT=11434
 OLLAMA_MODEL=llama3
 REDIS_HOST=redis