diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index 93d46c33..52a3eaaa 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -316,5 +316,9 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 			return errors.New("quantisation not unsigned integer or is over threshold")
 		}
 	}
+
+	if c.UdpAddress == "" {
+		c.UdpAddress = defaultUdpAddr
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index e481bf51..3aa66919 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (r *Revid) reset(config Config) error {
 	case Http:
 		r.destination = newHttpSender(r.ns, r.config.Logger.Log)
 	case Udp:
-		s, err := newUdpSender(defaultUdpAddr, r.config.Logger.Log)
+		s, err := newUdpSender(r.config.UdpAddress, r.config.Logger.Log)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}