diff --git a/internal/cmd/instance/main.go b/internal/cmd/instance/main.go
index 964c36f..c6bb34d 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/instance/main.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/instance/main.go
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ func NewCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("pprof-server",
-		false,
-		"If true it will start a pprof debug http server on localhost:6061. Defaults to false.",
+	cmd.Flags().String("pprof-server",
+		"",
+		"The address where pprof server should be exposed, for example: 0.0.0.0:6061. "+
+			"Empty string means disabled. Disabled by default",
 	)
 	_ = viper.BindPFlag("pprof-server", cmd.Flags().Lookup("pprof-server"))
 
diff --git a/internal/cnpgi/instance/manager.go b/internal/cnpgi/instance/manager.go
index 20e672d..65bd54b 100644
--- a/internal/cnpgi/instance/manager.go
+++ b/internal/cnpgi/instance/manager.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	namespace := viper.GetString("namespace")
 
 	controllerOptions := ctrl.Options{
-		PprofBindAddress: getPprofServerAddress(),
+		PprofBindAddress: viper.GetString("pprof-server"),
 		Scheme:           scheme,
 		Client: client.Options{
 			// Important: the caching options below are used by
@@ -130,11 +130,3 @@ func generateScheme(ctx context.Context) *runtime.Scheme {
 
 	return result
 }
-
-func getPprofServerAddress() string {
-	if viper.GetBool("pprof-server") {
-		return "0.0.0.0:6061"
-	}
-
-	return ""
-}
diff --git a/web/docs/misc.md b/web/docs/misc.md
index f8a8dc4..07304f6 100644
--- a/web/docs/misc.md
+++ b/web/docs/misc.md
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ For a complete list of supported options, refer to the
 
 ## Enable the pprof debug server for the sidecar
 
-You can enable the instance sidecar's pprof debug HTTP server by adding the `--pprof-server` flag to the container's
-arguments via `.spec.instanceSidecarConfiguration.additionalContainerArgs` in the `ObjectStore` resource.
+You can enable the instance sidecar's pprof debug HTTP server by adding the `--pprof-server=<address>` flag to the container's
+arguments via `.spec.instanceSidecarConfiguration.additionalContainerArgs`.
 
-This starts a pprof server on port 6061 inside the Pod.
+Pass a bind address in the form `<host>:<port>` (for example, `0.0.0.0:6061`).
+An empty value disables the server (disabled by default).
 
 ### Example
 
@@ -92,5 +93,5 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   instanceSidecarConfiguration:
     additionalContainerArgs:
-      - "--pprof-server"
+      - "--pprof-server=0.0.0.0:6061"
 ```