diff --git a/tasks/monit.yml b/tasks/monit.yml
index 9ed6eaf..713cada 100644
--- a/tasks/monit.yml
+++ b/tasks/monit.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - name: "monit | Mysql-Nutzer anlegen"
   mysql_user:
     name: "{{ monit_sql_user }}"
-    host: "localhost"
+    host: "{{ mariadb.bind_address|default('localhost') }}"
     password: "{{ monit_sql_password }}"
     state: present
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mysql_socket }}"
diff --git a/templates/monit.j2 b/templates/monit.j2
index fe4926a..be2d530 100644
--- a/templates/monit.j2
+++ b/templates/monit.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ check process mariadb with pidfile /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
 {% if inventory_hostname == "orwell" or inventory_hostname == "wwwusers.sao" %}
   if failed host 127.0.0.1
 {% else %}
-  if failed host {{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}
+  if failed host {{ mariadb.bind_address }}
 {% endif %}
     port 3306 protocol mysql
     username "{{ monit_sql_user }}" password "{{ monit_sql_password }}"