diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go b/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
index 941c4de70..256835670 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
@@ -178,9 +178,17 @@ func newWarmBackendAzure(conf madmin.TierAzure, _ string) (*warmBackendAzure, er
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	p := azblob.NewPipeline(credential, azblob.PipelineOptions{})
-	u, err := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.blob.core.windows.net", conf.AccountName))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var u *url.URL
+	if conf.Endpoint != "" {
+		u, err = url.Parse(conf.Endpoint)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		u, err = url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("https://%s.blob.core.windows.net", conf.AccountName))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	serviceURL := azblob.NewServiceURL(*u, p)
 	return &warmBackendAzure{