diff --git a/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml b/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
index c822f3ec3da9c71b7136ea521d95d4a8f4085979..b05cdde93c74c28a9fb8b39fad10be379166db8c 100644
--- a/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/metricbeat.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ metricbeat.modules:
       - info
       - memory
       - network
+    hosts:
+      - unix:///var/run/docker.sock
 
   - module: linux
     metricsets: