diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6869e84..bb3685e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $ ./wakapi -config wakapi.yml
 
 **Note:** Check the comments in `config.yml` for best practices regarding security configuration and more.
 
-💡 When running Wakapi standalone (without Docker), it is recommended to run it as a [SystemD service](etc/wakapi.service). 
+💡 When running Wakapi standalone (without Docker), it is recommended to run it as a [SystemD service](etc/wakapi.service).
 
 ### 💻 Client setup
 
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ You can specify configuration options either via a config file (default: `config
 | `security.expose_metrics` /<br> `WAKAPI_EXPOSE_METRICS`                      | `false`                                          | Whether to expose Prometheus metrics under `/api/metrics`                                                                                                                |
 | `db.host` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_HOST`                                             | -                                                | Database host                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `db.port` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_PORT`                                             | -                                                | Database port                                                                                                                                                            |
+| `db.socket` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_SOCKET`                                         | -                                                | Database UNIX socket (alternative to `host`) (for MySQL only)                                                                                                            |
 | `db.user` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_USER`                                             | -                                                | Database user                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `db.password` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_PASSWORD`                                     | -                                                | Database password                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `db.name` /<br> `WAKAPI_DB_NAME`                                             | `wakapi_db.db`                                   | Database name                                                                                                                                                            |
diff --git a/config.default.yml b/config.default.yml
index 70045c8..f2ae238 100644
--- a/config.default.yml
+++ b/config.default.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ app:
 db:
   host:                               # leave blank when using sqlite3
   port:                               # leave blank when using sqlite3
+  socket:                             # alternative to db.host (leave blank when using sqlite3)
   user:                               # leave blank when using sqlite3
   password:                           # leave blank when using sqlite3
   name: wakapi_db.db                  # database name for mysql / postgres or file path for sqlite (e.g. /tmp/wakapi.db)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c916e54..b389a40 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func listen(handler http.Handler) {
 	}
 
 	// UNIX domain socket
-	if config.Server.ListenSocket != "" {
+	if config.Server.ListenSocket != "-" && config.Server.ListenSocket != "" {
 		// Remove if exists
 		if _, err := os.Stat(config.Server.ListenSocket); err == nil {
 			logbuch.Info("--> Removing unix socket %s", config.Server.ListenSocket)