diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 138b508..7ac71d6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ COPY --from=build /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime
 
 # Create directories
 RUN install -dm 2750 -o root -g root /etc/monit.d
+RUN install -dm 2750 -o root -g root /etc/monit.d/external/
 RUN install -dm 2750 -o root -g root /var/lib/monit
 
 # Install config
diff --git a/monitrc b/monitrc
index 40585f6..a1a1748 100644
--- a/monitrc
+++ b/monitrc
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ check program zeroconf
   if status = 0 then unmonitor
 
 include /etc/monit.d/*.conf
+include /etc/monit.d/external/*.conf