diff --git a/nova/meta/collectd.yml b/nova/meta/collectd.yml
index a0f7727..ffd79de 100644
--- a/nova/meta/collectd.yml
+++ b/nova/meta/collectd.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 {%- endif %}
 {%- if pillar.nova.controller is defined %}
 {% from "nova/map.jinja" import controller with context %}
+local_plugin:
+  collectd_check_local_endpoint:
+    endpoint:
+      nova-api:
+        expected_code: 200
+        url: "http://{{ controller.bind.private_address|replace('0.0.0.0', '127.0.0.1') }}:8774/"
 remote_plugin:
   nova_resources:
     plugin: python