diff --git a/src/autostake/Health.mjs b/src/autostake/Health.mjs
index dffc6785..90c4d110 100644
--- a/src/autostake/Health.mjs
+++ b/src/autostake/Health.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Health {
     const { address, uuid, name, apiKey, timeout, gracePeriod } = config || {}
     const { dryRun, networkName } = opts || {}
     this.address = address || 'https://hc-ping.com'
+    this.apiAddress = apiAddress || 'https://healthchecks.io'
     this.name = name || networkName
     this.gracePeriod = gracePeriod || 86400   // default 24 hours
     this.timeout = timeout || 86400           // default 24 hours
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class Health {
 
     if (address) {
       // This is necessary as the default provider - hc-ping.com - has a built in ping mechanism
-      // whereas providing self-hosted addresses do NOT. 
+      // whereas providing self-hosted addresses do NOT.
       // https://healthchecks.selfhosted.com/ping/{uuid} rather than https://hc-ping.com/{uuid}
       this.address = this.address + "/ping"
     }
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class Health {
     }
 
     try {
-      await axios.post([this.address, 'api/v2/checks/'].join('/'), data, config).then((res) => {
+      await axios.post([this.apiAddress, 'api/v2/checks/'].join('/'), data, config).then((res) => {
         this.uuid = res.data.ping_url.split('/')[4]
       });
     } catch (error) {
@@ -92,4 +93,4 @@ class Health {
   }
 }
 
-export default Health
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+export default Health