diff --git a/ralf.root/usr/share/clearwater/infrastructure/scripts/ralf.monit b/ralf.root/usr/share/clearwater/infrastructure/scripts/ralf.monit
index 6d051ee..4e9e5e4 100755
--- a/ralf.root/usr/share/clearwater/infrastructure/scripts/ralf.monit
+++ b/ralf.root/usr/share/clearwater/infrastructure/scripts/ralf.monit
@@ -11,8 +11,22 @@
 
 . /etc/clearwater/config
 
-# Set up the monit configuration for ralf with the right IP addresses and ports
-cat > /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit <<EOF
+if [ -z "$ralf_hostname" ]; then
+
+  if [ -f /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit ]; then
+    rm /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit
+
+    # Force monit to reload its configuration
+    reload clearwater-monit || true
+
+    # Stop ralf if it was running
+    service ralf stop
+  fi
+
+else
+
+  # Set up the monit configuration for ralf with the right IP addresses and ports
+  cat > /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit <<EOF
 # Check the Ralf process.
 
 # Monitor the service's PID file and memory use.
@@ -44,7 +58,10 @@ check program poll_ralf with path "/usr/share/clearwater/bin/poll_ralf.sh"
   # Aborting generates a core file and triggers diagnostic collection.
   if status != 0 for 2 cycles then exec "/bin/bash -c '/usr/share/clearwater/bin/issue-alarm monit 2000.3; /etc/init.d/ralf abort'"
 EOF
-chmod 0644 /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit
 
-# Force monit to reload its configuration
-reload clearwater-monit || true
+  chmod 0644 /etc/monit/conf.d/ralf.monit
+
+  # Force monit to reload its configuration
+  reload clearwater-monit || true
+
+fi
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index bd83685..c266356 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -571,6 +571,13 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
     }
   }
 
+  // Check we've been provided with a hostname
+  if (options.ralf_hostname == "")
+  {
+    TRC_ERROR("No Ralf hostname provided - exiting");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   // Parse the session-stores argument.
   std::string session_store_location;
   std::vector<std::string> remote_session_stores_locations;
@@ -775,7 +782,7 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
   std::string chronos_callback_addr = "127.0.0.1:" + port_str;
   int http_af = AF_INET;
 
-  if (options.chronos_hostname == "" || options.ralf_hostname == "")
+  if (options.chronos_hostname == "")
   {
     // If we are using a local chronos cluster, we want Chronos to call back to
     // its local Ralf instance so that we can handle Ralfs failing without missing