diff --git a/bin/aapp_dr_runner.py b/bin/aapp_dr_runner.py
index 7d7f31f..0ff470b 100755
--- a/bin/aapp_dr_runner.py
+++ b/bin/aapp_dr_runner.py
@@ -760,6 +760,8 @@ def publish_level1(publisher, config, msg, filelist, station_name, environment):
     log_config = args.log_config
     verbose = args.verbose
     nameservers = args.nameservers
+    if nameservers and 'false' in nameservers:
+        nameservers = False
     publish_port = args.publish_port
 
     if not os.path.isfile(config_filename):
@@ -793,9 +795,13 @@ def publish_level1(publisher, config, msg, filelist, station_name, environment):
         LOG.debug('Subscribe: {services} {topics}'.format(services=services,
                                                           topics=aapp_config.get_parameter('subscribe_topics')))
 
-        with posttroll.subscriber.Subscribe(services,
-                                            aapp_config.get_parameter('subscribe_topics'),
-                                            True) as subscr:
+        with posttroll.subscriber.Subscribe(
+                services,
+                topics=aapp_config.get_parameter('subscribe_topics'),
+                addr_listener=True,
+                addresses=aapp_config.get('addresses', None),
+                nameserver=aapp_config.get('subscribe_nameserver', 'localhost'),
+        ) as subscr:
             with Publish('aapp_runner', port=publish_port,
                          nameservers=nameservers) as publisher:
                 while True:
diff --git a/continuous_integration/environment.yaml b/continuous_integration/environment.yaml
index d4f6727..0ff09c8 100644
--- a/continuous_integration/environment.yaml
+++ b/continuous_integration/environment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dependencies:
   - pytest-cov
   - setuptools_scm
   - pip
+  - git
   - pip:
     - trollsift
     - posttroll
diff --git a/examples/aapp-processing.yaml-template b/examples/aapp-processing.yaml-template
index a19924a..99c4cc1 100644
--- a/examples/aapp-processing.yaml-template
+++ b/examples/aapp-processing.yaml-template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ aapp_static_configuration:
     avhrr_file: hrpt.l1b
     msu_file: msun.l1b
 
-  # Valid NOAA(POES)satellite names to process
+  # Valid NOAA (POES) satellite names to process
   supported_noaa_satellites:
     - NOAA-15
     - NOAA-18
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ aapp_processes:
     subscribe_topics:
       - /XLBANDANTENNA/HRPT/L0
       - /XLBANDANTENNA/METOP/L0
+    # Additional settings for subscriber to disable nameserver connection and use
+    # direct connections instead
+    # addresses:
+    #   - tcp://first_address:12345
+    #   - tcp://second_address:67891
+    # subscribe_nameserver: False
 
     # Base dir of the TLE files for AAPP. Will override the (AAPP) environment variable DIR_DATA_TLE
     tle_indir: /base/dir/under/which/aapp/expects/the/tle/files