diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index bfa80ba..7c7de25 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class prometheus (
         "${container_volume_name}:/prometheus",
       ],
       env     => $env,
+      network => 'host',
     }
   } else {
     user { $system_user:
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class prometheus (
         "${container_config_folder}:/etc/prometheus",
       ],
       env     => $env,
+      network => 'host',
     }
     file { "${container_config_folder}/prometheus.yml":
       content => template('prometheus/prometheus.yml.erb'),