diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 701c266..f2fe37f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/wercker/journalhook"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type Conf struct {
 	UploadInterface       string `yaml:"upload_interface"`
 	ThrottlePingThreshold int64  `yaml:"throttle_ping_threshold"`
 	TryRestoringAfter     int    `yaml:"try_restoring_after"`
+	PingInterface         string `yaml:"ping_interface"`
 }
 
 var (
@@ -81,6 +83,21 @@ func doPing(host string, count int, interval time.Duration) (*ping.Statistics, e
 	pinger.Timeout = time.Second * time.Duration(count) * 2
 	pinger.Count = count
 	pinger.Interval = interval
+
+	// get interface
+	nif, err := net.InterfaceByName(conf.PingInterface)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	addr, err := nif.Addrs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(addr) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("interface %s has no addressed assigned", conf.PingInterface)
+	}
+	pinger.Source = addr[0].(*net.IPNet).IP.String()
+
 	err = pinger.Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err