diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3722d3aa1098023d569a428f51c2ff50bf89c0fc..eba7bbc327339ce44c6f2e02554a4b536ece2171 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export IPFS_API = v04x.ipfs.io
+export IPFS_API ?= v04x.ipfs.io
 
 gx:
 	go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx