diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0ff566f..25e80cf 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ POSTGRES_HOST=fyp-postgres-dev
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 
 # Inference server
+INFERENCE_PROTOCOL=http
 INFERENCE_HOST=fyp-inference-dev
 INFERENCE_PORT=8001
diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 1d78ce0..08c961f 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 
 # Inference server
+INFERENCE_PROTOCOL=http
 INFERENCE_HOST=localhost
 INFERENCE_PORT=8001