diff --git a/clamrest.go b/clamrest.go
index a7f9ad5..9e44202 100644
--- a/clamrest.go
+++ b/clamrest.go
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"github.com/dutchcoders/go-clamd"
+	"os"
 )
 
+var opts map[string]string
+
 func init() {
 	log.SetOutput(ioutil.Discard)
 }
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ func uploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	switch r.Method {
 	//POST takes the uploaded file(s) and saves it to disk.
 	case "POST":
-		c := clamd.NewClamd("tcp://localhost:3310")
+		c := clamd.NewClamd(opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"])
 		//get the multipart reader for the request.
 		reader, err := r.MultipartReader()
 
@@ -61,7 +64,31 @@ func uploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 func main() {
 
+	opts = make(map[string]string)
+
+	for _, e := range os.Environ() {
+		pair := strings.Split(e, "=")
+		opts[pair[0]] = pair[1]
+	}
+
+	if opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"] == "" {
+		opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"] = "tcp://localhost:3031"
+	}
+
 	fmt.Printf("Starting clamav rest bridge\n")
+	fmt.Printf("Connecting to clamd on %v\n", opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"])
+	clamd_test := clamd.NewClamd(opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"])
+	clamd_test.Ping()
+	version, err := clamd_test.Version()
+	
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error getting clamd version: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	for version_string := range version {
+		fmt.Printf("Clamd version: %v\n", version_string)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Connected to clamd on %v\n", opts["CLAMD_CONNECTION"])
 
 	http.HandleFunc("/scan", uploadHandler)