diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1db76f8..dd2f79b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tar = "0.4.38"
 flate2 = "1.0.26"
 # Used for backup filenames
 chrono = "0.4.26"
-clap = { version = "4.3.1", features = ["derive"] }
+clap = { version = "4.3.1", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = "fat"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 72f8cb8..05a6d96 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ struct Cli {
     jar: PathBuf,
 
     /// Directory where configs are stored, and where the server will run [default: .]
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "CONFIG_DIR")]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "CONFIG_DIR", env = "ALEX_CONFIG_DIR")]
     config: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Directory where world files will be saved [default: ../worlds]
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "WORLD_DIR")]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "WORLD_DIR", env = "ALEX_WORLD_DIR")]
     world: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Directory where backups will be stored [default: ../backups]
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "BACKUP_DIR")]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "BACKUP_DIR", env = "ALEX_WORLD_DIR")]
     backup: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Java command to run the server jar with
-    #[arg(long, value_name = "JAVA_CMD", default_value_t = String::from("java"))]
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "JAVA_CMD", default_value_t = String::from("java"), env = "ALEX_JAVA")]
     java: String,
 
     /// XMS value in megabytes for the server instance
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 1024)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 1024, env = "ALEX_XMS")]
     xms: u64,
     /// XMX value in megabytes for the server instance
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 2048)]
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 2048, env = "ALEX_XMX")]
     xmx: u64,
 
     /// How many backups to keep
-    #[arg(short = 'n', long, default_value_t = 7)]
+    #[arg(short = 'n', long, default_value_t = 7, env = "ALEX_MAX_BACKUPS")]
     max_backups: u64,
     /// How frequently to perform a backup, in minutes; 0 to disable.
-    #[arg(short = 't', long, default_value_t = 0)]
+    #[arg(short = 't', long, default_value_t = 0, env = "ALEX_FREQUENCY")]
     frequency: u64,
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ fn backups_thread(counter: Arc<Mutex<server::ServerProcess>>, frequency: u64) {
 
         {
             let mut server = counter.lock().unwrap();
-            server.backup();
+
+            // We explicitely ignore the error here, as we don't want the thread to fail
+            let _ = server.backup();
         }
     }
 }
@@ -79,9 +81,14 @@ fn main() {
 
     loop {
         input.clear();
-        stdin.read_line(input);
+
+        if stdin.read_line(input).is_err() {
+            continue;
+        };
+
         {
             let mut server = counter.lock().unwrap();
+
             if let Err(e) = server.send_command(input) {
                 println!("{}", e);
             };