diff --git a/src/main/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArguments.java b/src/main/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArguments.java
index d30e2143..e2f33895 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArguments.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArguments.java
@@ -94,8 +94,21 @@ public void validateValidServer(CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec spec, OpenAPI open
 
         if (openAPI != null) {
             List<String> servers = OpenApiServerExtractor.getServerUrls(openAPI);
-            log.debug("--server not provided. Loaded from OpenAPI: {}", servers);
-            servers.stream().findFirst().ifPresent(theServer -> this.server = theServer);
+            log.debug("Servers from OpenAPI: {}", servers);
+
+            if (serverFromInput == null) {
+                // No CLI server provided, use OpenAPI server
+                servers.stream().findFirst().ifPresent(theServer -> this.server = theServer);
+            } else {
+                // CLI server provided, check if OpenAPI server has placeholders or relative paths
+                servers.stream().findFirst().ifPresent(openApiServer -> {
+                    if (openApiServer.contains("{") || !openApiServer.startsWith("http")) {
+                        // OpenAPI server has placeholders or is relative, use it for replacement
+                        this.server = openApiServer;
+                    }
+                    // Otherwise keep CLI server (concrete OpenAPI URLs don't override CLI)
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         if (this.server != null && serverFromInput != null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArgumentsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArgumentsTest.java
index cdf03d3d..e760564e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArgumentsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/endava/cats/args/ApiArgumentsTest.java
@@ -98,6 +98,24 @@ void shouldReplaceServerPlaceholder() {
         Assertions.assertThat(args.getServer()).isEqualTo("http://api.com/v2");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldPreferCliServerOverOpenApiConcreteServer() {
+        CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec spec = Mockito.mock(CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec.class);
+        Mockito.when(spec.commandLine()).thenReturn(Mockito.mock(CommandLine.class));
+        ApiArguments args = new ApiArguments();
+        args.setServer("http://localhost:8080");
+
+        OpenAPI openAPI = new OpenAPI();
+        openAPI.setServers(Collections.singletonList(
+                new io.swagger.v3.oas.models.servers.Server().url("https://api.example.com")
+        ));
+
+        args.validateValidServer(spec, openAPI);
+
+        // CLI server should take priority over concrete OpenAPI server
+        Assertions.assertThat(args.getServer()).isEqualTo("http://localhost:8080");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldThrowExceptionWhenServerIsInvalidUrl() {
         CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec spec = Mockito.mock(CommandLine.Model.CommandSpec.class);