diff --git a/phi/cli/settings.py b/phi/cli/settings.py
index e4626c4409..55cafbce51 100644
--- a/phi/cli/settings.py
+++ b/phi/cli/settings.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def update_signin_url(cls, v, info: FieldValidationInfo):
     def update_api_url(cls, v, info: FieldValidationInfo):
         api_runtime = info.data["api_runtime"]
         if api_runtime == "dev":
+            from os import getenv
+
+            if getenv("PHI_RUNTIME") == "docker":
+                return "http://host.docker.internal:7070"
             return "http://localhost:7070"
         elif api_runtime == "stg":
             return "https://api.stgphi.com"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f0da3b67ed..a5f336532b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "phidata"
-version = "2.0.19"
+version = "2.0.20"
 description = "AI Toolkit for Engineers"
 requires-python = ">=3.7"
 readme = "README.md"