diff --git a/masakarimonitors/conf/instance.py b/masakarimonitors/conf/instance.py
index 548e4f6..662e987 100644
--- a/masakarimonitors/conf/instance.py
+++ b/masakarimonitors/conf/instance.py
@@ -25,12 +25,20 @@ monitor_callback_opts = [
                     ' is error(in seconds).'),
 ]
 
+libvirt_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('connection_uri',
+               default='qemu:///system',
+               help='Override the default libvirt URI.')
+]
+
 
 def register_opts(conf):
     conf.register_opts(monitor_callback_opts, group='callback')
+    conf.register_opts(libvirt_opts, group='libvirt')
 
 
 def list_opts():
     return {
-        'callback': monitor_callback_opts
+        'callback': monitor_callback_opts,
+        'libvirt': libvirt_opts
     }
diff --git a/masakarimonitors/instancemonitor/instance.py b/masakarimonitors/instancemonitor/instance.py
index 479ee87..5f74b04 100644
--- a/masakarimonitors/instancemonitor/instance.py
+++ b/masakarimonitors/instancemonitor/instance.py
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ import time
 
 import eventlet
 import libvirt
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as oslo_logging
 
 from masakarimonitors.instancemonitor.libvirt_handler import eventfilter
 from masakarimonitors import manager
 
 LOG = oslo_logging.getLogger(__name__)
+CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
 class InstancemonitorManager(manager.Manager):
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ class InstancemonitorManager(manager.Manager):
             libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_CONTROL_ERROR:
                 self._my_domain_event_generic_callback
         }
-        # Connect to libvert - If be disconnected, reprocess.
+        # Connect to libvirt - If be disconnected, reprocess.
         self.running = True
         while self.running:
             vc = libvirt.openReadOnly(uri)
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ class InstancemonitorManager(manager.Manager):
 
         Set the URI, error handler, and executes event loop processing.
         """
-        uri = "qemu:///system"
+        uri = CONF.libvirt.connection_uri
         LOG.debug("Using uri:" + uri)
 
         # set error handler & do event loop