diff --git a/cmd/sendxmpp/README.md b/cmd/sendxmpp/README.md
index 788f834..11bb1ac 100644
--- a/cmd/sendxmpp/README.md
+++ b/cmd/sendxmpp/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Examples:
 sendxmpp to@chat.sum7.eu "Hello World!"
 
 Flags:
-      --config string     config file (default is ~/.config/fluxxmpp.toml)
+      --addr string       host[:port]
+      --config string     config file (default is ~/.config/fluxxmpp.yml)
   -h, --help              help for sendxmpp
       --jid string        using jid (required)
   -m, --muc               reciever is a muc (join it before sending messages)
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ e.g. ~/.config/fluxxmpp.toml
 ```toml
 jid      = "bot@example.org"
 password = "secret"
+
+addr     = "example.com:5222"
 ```
 
 #### Enviroment variable
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ password = "secret"
 export FLUXXMPP_JID='bot@example.org';
 export FLUXXMPP_PASSWORD='secret';
 
+export FLUXXMPP_ADDR='example.com:5222';
+
 sendxmpp to@example.org "Hello Welt";
 ```
 
@@ -120,5 +125,5 @@ Warning: This should not be used in productiv system.
 (Every user on the system could read the running processes with parameter - on this way the password)
 
 ```bash
-sendxmpp to@example.org "Hello Welt" --jid bot@example.org --password secret;
+sendxmpp to@example.org "Hello Welt" --jid bot@example.org --password secret --addr example.com:5222;
 ```
diff --git a/cmd/sendxmpp/cmd.go b/cmd/sendxmpp/cmd.go
index 14c5553..33a4f8c 100644
--- a/cmd/sendxmpp/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/sendxmpp/cmd.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ var cmd = &cobra.Command{
 		var err error
 		client, err := xmpp.NewClient(xmpp.Config{
 			Jid:      viper.GetString("jid"),
+			Address:  viper.GetString("addr"),
 			Password: viper.GetString("password"),
 		}, xmpp.NewRouter())
 
@@ -97,6 +98,9 @@ func init() {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("password", "", "", "using password for your jid (required)")
 	viper.BindPFlag("password", cmd.Flags().Lookup("password"))
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("addr", "", "", "host[:port]")
+	viper.BindPFlag("addr", cmd.Flags().Lookup("addr"))
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&stdIn, "stdin", "i", false, "read from stdin instatt of 2. argument")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&receiverMUC, "muc", "m", false, "reciever is a muc (join it before sending messages)")
 }