diff --git a/checkmk/custom-files/local/gluster b/checkmk/custom-files/local/gluster
index bbb4b85b58e55babb9777e4a7db9f41c70a2bfa7..a70ffc65834b177adbdae779ce51b3aac6773a16 100644
--- a/checkmk/custom-files/local/gluster
+++ b/checkmk/custom-files/local/gluster
@@ -24,13 +24,19 @@
 #
 # We currently only utilize the Online: Y information.
 
+hostname=$(hostname)
+
 # iterate over all available volumns
 for volume in $(gluster volume list)
 do
   # find all bricks for this volume
 	for brick in $(gluster volume info $volume | grep -E '^Brick[0-9]: ' | sed -e 's/Brick[0-9]: //g')
 	do
-    # grab the full status of this brick
+		# skip if this is not your own brick!
+		if [[ "$brick" != *"$hostname"* ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		# grab the full status of this brick
 		brick_status=$(gluster volume status $volume $brick detail)
 		online=$(echo "$brick_status" | grep -E '^Online' | cut -d ':' -f2 | tr -d '[:space:]')
 		case "$online" in