diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py b/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
index dee42d535..05921606c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 from freqtrade.configuration.config_setup import setup_utils_configuration
 from freqtrade.configuration.config_validation import validate_config_consistency
 from freqtrade.configuration.configuration import Configuration
+from freqtrade.configuration.detect_environment import running_in_docker
 from freqtrade.configuration.timerange import TimeRange
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
index 4d934eee3..44c1aa3d9 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server/webserver.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from starlette.responses import JSONResponse
 
+from freqtrade.configuration import running_in_docker
 from freqtrade.constants import Config
 from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.rpc.api_server.uvicorn_threaded import UvicornServer
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ class ApiServer(RPCHandler):
         rest_port = self._config['api_server']['listen_port']
 
         logger.info(f'Starting HTTP Server at {rest_ip}:{rest_port}')
-        if not IPv4Address(rest_ip).is_loopback:
+        if not IPv4Address(rest_ip).is_loopback and not running_in_docker():
             logger.warning("SECURITY WARNING - Local Rest Server listening to external connections")
             logger.warning("SECURITY WARNING - This is insecure please set to your loopback,"
                            "e.g 127.0.0.1 in config.json")