diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 5662362..8de12fd 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ import (
 
 // Client is the client
 type Client struct {
-	c         *server.BgpServer
-	ips       *[]IPNet
-	ipv6Plen  int
-	community string
-	wg        *sync.WaitGroup
+	c        *server.BgpServer
+	ips      *[]IPNet
+	ipv6Plen int
+	wg       *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 // NewClient instantiates a new client connection
-func NewClient(c string, ips *[]IPNet) (*Client, error) {
+func NewClient(ips *[]IPNet) (*Client, error) {
 	maxSize := 256 << 20
 	grpcOpts := []grpc.ServerOption{grpc.MaxRecvMsgSize(maxSize), grpc.MaxSendMsgSize(maxSize)}
 
@@ -51,11 +50,10 @@ func NewClient(c string, ips *[]IPNet) (*Client, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &Client{
-		c:         cl,
-		ips:       ips,
-		ipv6Plen:  64,
-		community: c,
-		wg:        wg,
+		c:        cl,
+		ips:      ips,
+		ipv6Plen: 64,
+		wg:       wg,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -141,10 +139,10 @@ func (c *Client) AddStaticRoute(nh string, p IPNet, cm string) error {
 // AddRoutes adds a static route for all IPs monitored
 func (c *Client) AddRoutes() error {
 	for _, ip := range *c.ips {
-		if err := c.AddStaticRoute("", ip, c.community); err != nil {
+		if err := c.AddStaticRoute("", ip, ip.community); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Route", "Route": ip, "Community": c.community}).Info("added route")
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Route", "Route": ip, "Community": ip.community}).Info("added route")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
index 7092c33..8ba39ca 100644
--- a/helpers.go
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 // IPNet is a extension of net.IPNet with some addons
-type IPNet net.IPNet
+type IPNet struct {
+	ip        net.IPNet
+	community string
+}
 
 func (i IPNet) String() string {
-	j, _ := i.Mask.Size()
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", i.IP, j)
+	j, _ := i.ip.Mask.Size()
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v/%v", i.ip.IP, j)
 }
 
 // Plen returns the prefix len as uint
 func (i IPNet) Plen() uint32 {
-	j, _ := i.Mask.Size()
+	j, _ := i.ip.Mask.Size()
 	return uint32(j)
 }
 
@@ -34,8 +37,7 @@ func IPNetFromAddr(a net.Addr) (*IPNet, error) {
 	}
 
 	return &IPNet{
-		IP:   p.IP,
-		Mask: p.Mask,
+		ip: *p,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@ func getPath(p IPNet, nh string, myCom string) (*api.Path, error) {
 	}
 
 	nlri, _ := ptypes.MarshalAny(&api.IPAddressPrefix{
-		Prefix:    p.IP.String(),
+		Prefix:    p.ip.IP.String(),
 		PrefixLen: p.Plen(),
 	})
 
 	var family *api.Family
-	if p.IP.To4() == nil {
+	if p.ip.IP.To4() == nil {
 		family = &api.Family{
 			Afi:  api.Family_AFI_IP6,
 			Safi: api.Family_SAFI_UNICAST,
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func getPath(p IPNet, nh string, myCom string) (*api.Path, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-//get all local IPs elegible to be elastic IP
+// get all local IPs elegible to be elastic IP
 func getIPs(v6Mask int, allIfs bool) (*[]IPNet, error) {
 	var addrs []net.Addr
 	var err error
@@ -135,54 +137,56 @@ func getIPs(v6Mask int, allIfs bool) (*[]IPNet, error) {
 	ips := make(map[string]*IPNet)
 
 	for _, addr := range addrs {
-		ip, err := IPNetFromAddr(addr)
+		p, err := IPNetFromAddr(addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": addr, "Error": "invalid IP"}).Warn("invalid IP")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// ignore loopback IPs
-		if ip.IP.IsLoopback() {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip, "Warn": "not acceptable elastic IP"}).
+		if p.ip.IP.IsLoopback() {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p, "Warn": "not acceptable elastic IP"}).
 				Trace("ignoring loopback IPs")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// ignore link local IPs
-		if ip.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip, "Warn": "not acceptable elastic IP"}).
+		if p.ip.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p, "Warn": "not acceptable elastic IP"}).
 				Trace("ignoring linklocal IPs")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// for ipv4 only a /32 is acceptable
-		if ip.IP.To4() != nil && ip.Plen() != 32 {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip, "Warn": "not accepted prefix length"}).
+		if p.ip.IP.To4() != nil && p.Plen() != 32 {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p, "Warn": "not accepted prefix length"}).
 				Warn("not accepted prefix length")
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// for ipv6 lets find the greater subnet we're part of, make it a /64 (or if asked a /56) and advertise that
-		if ip.IP.To4() == nil {
-			if ip.Plen() != 64 && ip.Plen() != 56 {
-				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip, "Warn": "fixing prefix length"}).
+		if p.ip.IP.To4() == nil {
+			if p.Plen() != 64 && p.Plen() != 56 {
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p, "Warn": "fixing prefix length"}).
 					Warnf("fixing prefix lenth length to /%d", v6Mask)
-				ip.Mask = sendMask
+				p.ip.Mask = sendMask
 			}
-			_, ipNew, err := net.ParseCIDR(ip.String())
+			_, ipNew, err := net.ParseCIDR(p.String())
 			if err != nil {
-				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip, "Error": "invalid IP"}).
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p, "Error": "invalid IP"}).
 					Warnf("unable to supernet")
 				continue
 			}
-			ip = &IPNet{
-				IP:   ipNew.IP,
-				Mask: ipNew.Mask,
+			p = &IPNet{
+				ip: net.IPNet{
+					IP:   ipNew.IP,
+					Mask: ipNew.Mask,
+				},
 			}
 		}
 
-		ips[ip.String()] = ip
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": ip}).Debug("handling prefix")
+		ips[p.String()] = p
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Helper", "Route": p}).Debug("handling prefix")
 	}
 
 	var uniqIPs []IPNet
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6097305..0b0ab75 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"net"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -16,9 +16,23 @@ const (
 	communitySecondary = "65000:2"
 )
 
+type arrayFlags []string
+
+func (i *arrayFlags) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", []string(*i))
+}
+
+func (i *arrayFlags) Set(value string) error {
+	*i = append(*i, value)
+	return nil
+}
+
+var primaryIps arrayFlags
+var secondaryIps arrayFlags
+
 func main() {
-	primary := flag.Bool("primary", false, "advertise as primary")
-	secondary := flag.Bool("secondary", false, "advertise as secondary")
+	flag.Var(&primaryIps, "primary", "Advertise as primary for a specific IP. Must contain CIDR notation")
+	flag.Var(&secondaryIps, "secondary", "Advertise as secondary for a specific IP. Must contain CIDR notation")
 	loglevel := flag.String("loglevel", "info", "set log level: trace, debug, info or warn")
 	logjson := flag.Bool("logjson", false, "set log format to json")
 	dcid := flag.Int("dcid", 0, "dcid for your DC")
@@ -46,9 +60,21 @@ func main() {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatal("dcid not provided, I need this info")
 	}
 
-	if !*primary && !*secondary {
+	if primaryIps == nil && secondaryIps == nil {
 		flag.Usage()
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatal("use either primary or secondary flag")
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatal("primary and/or secondary must be provided")
+	}
+
+	for _, ip := range primaryIps {
+		if _, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(ip); err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatalf("invalid primary ip: %s. Must be in CIDR notation", ip)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, ip := range secondaryIps {
+		if _, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(ip); err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatalf("invalid secondary ip: %s. Must be in CIDR notation", ip)
+		}
 	}
 
 	switch *loglevel {
@@ -66,29 +92,60 @@ func main() {
 		log.SetLevel(log.InfoLevel)
 	}
 
-	var myCommunity string
+	var communityMap map[string]string
+	communityMap = make(map[string]string)
 
-	switch {
-	case *primary:
-		myCommunity = communityPrimary
-	case *secondary:
-		myCommunity = communitySecondary
-	default:
-		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatal("use either primary or secondary flag")
+	if len(primaryIps) > 0 {
+		for _, ip := range primaryIps {
+			communityMap[ip] = communityPrimary
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(secondaryIps) > 0 {
+		for _, ip := range secondaryIps {
+			communityMap[ip] = communitySecondary
+		}
 	}
 
-	//ips
 	v6Mask := 64
 	if *send56 {
 		v6Mask = 56
 	}
 
-	ips, err := getIPs(v6Mask, *allIfs)
+	allIps, err := getIPs(v6Mask, *allIfs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatalf("unable to detect IPs: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	c, err := NewClient(myCommunity, ips)
+	var ips []IPNet
+
+	// Filter the list of IPs to only include the ones we want to advertise
+	if len(communityMap) > 0 {
+		for _, ipData := range *allIps {
+			ipString := ipData.String()
+			if _, ok := communityMap[ipString]; ok {
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Infof("advertising IP %s with community %s", ipString, communityMap[ipString])
+				ipData.community = communityMap[ipString]
+				ips = append(ips, ipData)
+			} else {
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main", "IP": ipString}).Warnf("not advetising IP %s as it was not specified", ipString)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Info("no IPs specified, advertising all IPs")
+		ips = *allIps
+	}
+
+	if len(ips) != len(communityMap) {
+		log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"Topic":                 "Main",
+			"Detected":              ips,
+			"Requested Primaries":   primaryIps,
+			"Requested Secondaries": secondaryIps,
+		}).Fatal("Unable to detect all IPs specified. Check the IP addresses assigned to 'lo' or alternatively try the -allifs flag")
+	}
+
+	c, err := NewClient(&ips)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"Topic": "Main"}).Fatal("failed to initiate the client: ", err)
 	}