diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 550890a..04f0123 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ 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/templates/monit.conf b/templates/monit.conf
index 5b80144..2726bef 100644
--- a/templates/monit.conf
+++ b/templates/monit.conf
@@ -2,7 +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.bind_address|default( ansible_default_ipv4.address ) }}
+  if failed host {{ mariadb.monit_check_address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
     port 3306 protocol mysql
     username "{{ monit_sql_user }}" password "{{ monit_sql_password }}"
     with timeout 15 seconds for 3 times within 4 cycles then restart