diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
index bcb98f26..1a1986c8 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ kraken:
     distribution: openshift                                # Distribution can be kubernetes or openshift
     kubeconfig_path: ~/.kube/config                        # Path to kubeconfig
     exit_on_failure: False                                 # Exit when a post action scenario fails
-    port: 8081
     publish_kraken_status: True                            # Can be accessed at http://0.0.0.0:8081
     signal_state: RUN                                      # Will wait for the RUN signal when set to PAUSE before running the scenarios, refer docs/signal.md for more details
+    signal_address: 0.0.0.0                                # Signal listening address
+    port: 8081                                             # Signal port
     litmus_install: True                                   # Installs specified version, set to False if it's already setup
     litmus_version: v1.13.6                                # Litmus version to install
     litmus_uninstall: False                                # If you want to uninstall litmus if failure
diff --git a/config/config_performance.yaml b/config/config_performance.yaml
index 5ae09832..31cd6a89 100644
--- a/config/config_performance.yaml
+++ b/config/config_performance.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ kraken:
     distribution: openshift                                # Distribution can be kubernetes or openshift
     kubeconfig_path: ~/.kube/config                        # Path to kubeconfig
     exit_on_failure: False                                 # Exit when a post action scenario fails
-    port: 8081
     publish_kraken_status: True                            # Can be accessed at http://0.0.0.0:8081
     signal_state: RUN                                      # Will wait for the RUN signal when set to PAUSE before running the scenarios, refer docs/signal.md for more details
+    signal_address: 0.0.0.0                                # Signal listening address
+    port: 8081                                             # Signal port
     litmus_version: v1.13.6                                # Litmus version to install
     litmus_uninstall: False                                # If you want to uninstall litmus if failure
     litmus_uninstall_before_run: True                      # If you want to uninstall litmus before a new run starts
diff --git a/run_kraken.py b/run_kraken.py
index 603c4c8b..cc3a0d22 100644
--- a/run_kraken.py
+++ b/run_kraken.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ def main(cfg):
         publish_running_status = config["kraken"].get(
             "publish_kraken_status", False
         )
-        port = config["kraken"].get("port", "8081")
+        port = config["kraken"].get("port")
+        signal_address = config["kraken"].get("signal_address")
         run_signal = config["kraken"].get("signal_state", "RUN")
         litmus_install = config["kraken"].get("litmus_install", True)
         litmus_version = config["kraken"].get("litmus_version", "v1.9.1")
@@ -109,11 +110,16 @@ def main(cfg):
 
         # Set up kraken url to track signal
         if not 0 <= int(port) <= 65535:
-            logging.info(
-                "Using port 8081 as %s isn't a valid port number" % (port)
+            logging.error(
+                "%s isn't a valid port number, please check" % (port)
             )
-            port = 8081
-        address = ("0.0.0.0", port)
+            sys.exit(1)
+        if not signal_address:
+            logging.error(
+                 "Please set the signal address in the config"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+        address = (signal_address, port)
 
         # If publish_running_status is False this should keep us going
         # in our loop below