diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 62bb632..ca8885a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
+	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:             scheme,
-		MetricsBindAddress: "0",
+		MetricsBindAddress: metricsAddr,
 		Port:               9443,
 		LeaderElection:     enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:   "674006ec.seaweedfs.com",