diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/proxies b/inventory/group_vars/proxies
index 78893edd35..e1bf38900a 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/proxies
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/proxies
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ tcp_ports: [
   8443,
 ]
 varnish_group: proxies
+# Proxies are (mostly) external, use vpn for monitoring
+zabbix_host: zabbix01.vpn.fedoraproject.org
 zabbix_templates:
   - group: "proxies" # Ansible group
     template: "external_hosts_http.json" # Template name in roles/zabbix/zabbix_templates/files/templatename.json