diff --git a/where_fi/collection/ingest.py b/where_fi/collection/ingest.py
index 1d1ab0f..1504c0b 100644
--- a/where_fi/collection/ingest.py
+++ b/where_fi/collection/ingest.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class FeitHost:
         self.checker.start()
 
     def check_connection(self) -> bool:
+        if not config.HOST_CHECKING:
+            # This may not always be possible to check when the host is a reverse-proxy
+            # or doesn't have SSH access. This is the case when running on cloud servers
+            return True
         feitcsi_status = subprocess.run(
             f"ssh root@{self.host[0]} pgrep feitcsi",
             check=False,