diff --git a/openresty/crowdsec_openresty.conf b/openresty/crowdsec_openresty.conf
index 457111a..04905a6 100644
--- a/openresty/crowdsec_openresty.conf
+++ b/openresty/crowdsec_openresty.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,16 @@ init_by_lua_block {
 	end
 }
 
+map $server_addr $unix {
+	default       0;
+	"~unix:" 1;
+}
+
 access_by_lua_block {
 	local cs = require "crowdsec"
-	cs.Allow(ngx.var.remote_addr)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	if ngx.var.unix == "1" then
+		ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "[Crowdsec] Unix socket request ignoring...")
+	else
+		cs.Allow(ngx.var.remote_addr)
+	end
+}