diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04f0123..550890a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ Folgende Variablen können über die jeweilige `host_vars`  im Dictionary `maria
 |--|--|--|
 | local_backupdir | string | Lokales Verzeichnis der sql-Backups |
 | bind_address | string | Listen-Adresse des Mariadb-Servers, wird bisher nicht konfiguriert |
-| monit_check_address | string | Adresse für den Monit-Verbindungscheck |
 
 Beispiel:
 ```YAML
 mariadb:
   local_backupdir: /var/lib/backups/mariadb
   bind_address: "10.0.0.2"
-  monit_check_address: "127.0.0.1"
 ```
diff --git a/tasks/monit.yml b/tasks/monit.yml
index 22a047d..64a102e 100644
--- a/tasks/monit.yml
+++ b/tasks/monit.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: "Monit | Create sql user"
   community.mysql.mysql_user:
     name: "{{ monit_sql_user }}"
-    host: "{{ mariadb.bind_address | default('localhost') }}"
+    host: localhost
     password: "{{ monit_sql_password }}"
     state: present
     login_unix_socket: "{{ mysql_socket }}"
diff --git a/templates/monit.conf b/templates/monit.conf
index 2726bef..8ce13e7 100644
--- a/templates/monit.conf
+++ b/templates/monit.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ check process mariadb with pidfile /run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
   group database
   start program = "/usr/sbin/service mysql start"
   stop  program = "/usr/sbin/service mysql stop"
-  if failed host {{ mariadb.monit_check_address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
-    port 3306 protocol mysql
+  if failed host port 3306 protocol mysql
     username "{{ monit_sql_user }}" password "{{ monit_sql_password }}"
     with timeout 15 seconds for 3 times within 4 cycles then restart
   if failed unixsocket /run/mysqld/mysqld.sock protocol mysql for 3 times within 4 cycles then restart