diff --git a/cmd/config/config_test.go b/cmd/config/config_test.go
index f11ee07a..8fd0674f 100644
--- a/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package config
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/clients/go/admin"
 	"github.com/flyteorg/flytectl/pkg/printer"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -28,5 +32,21 @@ func TestInvalidOutputFormat(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 	result = c.MustOutputFormat()
+}
+
+func TestUpdateConfigWithEnvVar(t *testing.T) {
+	originalValue := os.Getenv("FLYTE_ADMIN_ENDPOINT")
+	defer os.Setenv("FLYTE_ADMIN_ENDPOINT", originalValue)
+
+	dummyURL := "dns://dummyHost"
+	os.Setenv("FLYTE_ADMIN_ENDPOINT", dummyURL)
 
+	parsedDummyURL, _ := url.Parse(dummyURL)
+
+	adminCfg := admin.GetConfig(context.Background())
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t, adminCfg.Endpoint.URL, *parsedDummyURL)
+	err := UpdateConfigWithEnvVar()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, adminCfg.Endpoint.URL, *parsedDummyURL)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config/env_var_reader.go b/cmd/config/env_var_reader.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ced9035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/config/env_var_reader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/clients/go/admin"
+	"github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flytestdlib/config"
+)
+
+const flyteAdminEndpoint = "FLYTE_ADMIN_ENDPOINT"
+
+type UpdateFunc func(context.Context) error
+
+var envToUpdateFunc = map[string]UpdateFunc{flyteAdminEndpoint: updateAdminEndpoint}
+
+func UpdateConfigWithEnvVar() error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	for envVar, updateFunc := range envToUpdateFunc {
+		if os.Getenv(envVar) != "" {
+			if err := updateFunc(ctx); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error update config with env var: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func updateAdminEndpoint(ctx context.Context) error {
+	cfg := admin.GetConfig(ctx)
+
+	if len(os.Getenv(flyteAdminEndpoint)) > 0 {
+		envEndpoint, err := url.Parse(os.Getenv(flyteAdminEndpoint))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing env var %v: %v", flyteAdminEndpoint, err)
+		}
+		cfg.Endpoint = config.URL{URL: *envEndpoint}
+		if err := admin.SetConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 418406c0..49ecad01 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ func initConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := config.UpdateConfigWithEnvVar(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }