diff --git a/fastdeploy/entrypoints/openai/multi_api_server.py b/fastdeploy/entrypoints/openai/multi_api_server.py
index 358f0f8f0..16a61de94 100644
--- a/fastdeploy/entrypoints/openai/multi_api_server.py
+++ b/fastdeploy/entrypoints/openai/multi_api_server.py
@@ -25,20 +25,30 @@ from fastdeploy.utils import get_logger, is_port_available
 logger = get_logger("multi_api_server", "multi_api_server.log")
 
 
-def start_servers(server_count, server_args, ports, metrics_ports):
+def start_servers(server_count, server_args, ports, metrics_ports, controller_ports):
     processes = []
     logger.info(f"Starting servers on ports: {ports} with args: {server_args} and metrics ports: {metrics_ports}")
     for i in range(len(server_args)):
         if server_args[i] == "--engine-worker-queue-port":
             engine_worker_queue_port = server_args[i + 1].split(",")
             break
-    check_param(ports, server_count)
-    check_param(metrics_ports, server_count)
-    check_param(engine_worker_queue_port, server_count)
+    if not check_param(ports, server_count):
+        return
+    if not check_param(metrics_ports, server_count):
+        return
+    if not check_param(engine_worker_queue_port, server_count):
+        return
+    if controller_ports != "-1":
+        controller_ports = controller_ports.split(",")
+        if not check_param(controller_ports, server_count):
+            return
+    else:
+        controller_ports = [-1] * server_count
     # check_param(server_args, server_count)
     for i in range(server_count):
         port = int(ports[i])
         metrics_port = int(metrics_ports[i])
+        controller_port = int(controller_ports[i])
 
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env["FD_LOG_DIR"] = f"log_{i}"
@@ -51,6 +61,8 @@ def start_servers(server_count, server_args, ports, metrics_ports):
             str(port),
             "--metrics-port",
             str(metrics_port),
+            "--controller-port",
+            str(controller_port),
             "--local-data-parallel-id",
             str(i),
         ]
@@ -69,7 +81,8 @@ def check_param(ports, num_servers):
     for port in ports:
         logger.info(f"check port {port}")
         if not is_port_available("0.0.0.0", int(port)):
-            raise ValueError(f"Port {port} is already in use.")
+            return False
+    return True
 
 
 def main():
@@ -77,6 +90,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--ports", default="8000,8002", type=str, help="ports to the http server")
     parser.add_argument("--num-servers", default=2, type=int, help="number of workers")
     parser.add_argument("--metrics-ports", default="8800,8802", type=str, help="ports for metrics server")
+    parser.add_argument("--controller-ports", default="-1", type=str, help="ports for controller server port")
     parser.add_argument("--args", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, help="remaining arguments are passed to api_server.py")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -90,6 +104,7 @@ def main():
         server_args=args.args,
         ports=args.ports.split(","),
         metrics_ports=args.metrics_ports.split(","),
+        controller_ports=args.controller_ports,
     )
 
     try: