diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a94d9fb..e2f55197 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1150,9 +1150,11 @@ For some cases, if e.g. after removing mods, it could be necessary to startup mi
 
 ### Enable Remote JMX for Profiling
 
-To enable remote JMX, such as for profiling with VisualVM or JMC, add the environment variable `ENABLE_JMX=true` and add a port forwarding of TCP port 7091, such as:
+To enable remote JMX, such as for profiling with VisualVM or JMC, add the environment variable `ENABLE_JMX=true`, set `JMX_HOST` to the IP/host running the Docker container, and add a port forwarding of TCP port 7091, such as:
 
-    -e ENABLE_JMX=true -p 7091:7091
+```
+-e ENABLE_JMX=true -e JMX_HOST=$HOSTNAME -p 7091:7091
+```
 
 ### Enable Aikar's Flags
 
diff --git a/start-minecraftFinalSetup b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
index 7b227e12..0e8fb9d3 100644
--- a/start-minecraftFinalSetup
+++ b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ if [ -n "$JVM_DD_OPTS" ]; then
 fi
 
 if isTrue ${ENABLE_JMX}; then
-  : ${JMX_HOST:=0.0.0.0}
   : ${JMX_PORT:=7091}
   JVM_OPTS="${JVM_OPTS}
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ if isTrue ${ENABLE_JMX}; then
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=${JMX_PORT}
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false
   -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false
-  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.host=${JMX_HOST}
-  -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=${JMX_HOST}"
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.host=${JMX_BINDING:-0.0.0.0}
+  -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=${JMX_HOST:-localhost}"
 
   log "JMX is enabled. Make sure you have port forwarding for ${JMX_PORT}"
 fi