diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 3dade5c..b951be9 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Execute() {
 
 func init() {
 	// Global flags
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&daemonURL, "daemon-url", "", "Daemon URL (default: $WILD_DAEMON_URL or http://localhost:5055)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&daemonURL, "daemon-url", "", "Daemon URL (default: $WILD_API_URI or http://localhost:5055)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&instanceName, "instance", "", "Instance name (overrides current instance)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&outputFormat, "output", "o", "text", "Output format (text, json, yaml)")
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 1112c42..3a58b7e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 // GetDaemonURL returns the daemon URL from environment or default
 func GetDaemonURL() string {
 	// Check environment variable first
-	if url := os.Getenv("WILD_DAEMON_URL"); url != "" {
+	if url := os.Getenv("WILD_API_URI"); url != "" {
 		return url
 	}