diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9b6d8325..25637d4c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=placeholder
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=placeholder
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_BASE=placeholder
 AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=placeholder
+AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_DEPLOYMENT_NAME=placeholder
 CONNERY_RUNNER_URL=https://your-personal-connery-runner-url
 CONNERY_RUNNER_API_KEY=placeholder
 PROXY_URL=your_proxy_url
diff --git a/backend/app/upload.py b/backend/app/upload.py
index 075274d2..2a53c91f 100644
--- a/backend/app/upload.py
+++ b/backend/app/upload.py
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ def _determine_azure_or_openai_embeddings() -> PGVector:
     if os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY"):
         return PGVector(
             connection_string=PG_CONNECTION_STRING,
-            embedding_function=AzureOpenAIEmbeddings(),
+            embedding_function=AzureOpenAIEmbeddings(
+                azure_endpoint=os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_API_BASE"),
+                azure_deployment=os.environ.get(
+                    "AZURE_OPENAI_EMBEDDINGS_DEPLOYMENT_NAME"
+                ),
+                openai_api_version=os.environ.get("AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION"),
+            ),
             use_jsonb=True,
         )
     raise ValueError(