diff --git a/rele/__init__.py b/rele/__init__.py
index 3d82b7d..40b912e 100644
--- a/rele/__init__.py
+++ b/rele/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.15.0b0"
+__version__ = "1.15.0b1"
 
 try:
     import django
diff --git a/rele/worker.py b/rele/worker.py
index 38a102c..3f0359f 100644
--- a/rele/worker.py
+++ b/rele/worker.py
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ class NotConnectionError(BaseException):
     pass
 
 
-def check_internet_connection():
+def check_internet_connection(remote_server):
     logger.debug("Checking connection")
-    remote_server = "www.google.com"
     port = 80
     sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
     sock.settimeout(5)
@@ -67,6 +66,15 @@ def __init__(
         self._futures: Dict[str, Future] = {}
         self._subscriptions = subscriptions
         self.threads_per_subscription = threads_per_subscription
+        self.internet_check_endpoint = self._get_internet_check_endpoint(client_options)
+
+    def _get_internet_check_endpoint(self, client_options):
+        if (
+            client_options is not None
+            and client_options.get("api_endpoint") is not None
+        ):
+            return client_options.get("api_endpoint")
+        return "www.google.com"
 
     def setup(self):
         """Create the subscriptions on a Google PubSub topic.
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ def _boostrap_consumption(self, subscription):
                 "future cancelled and result"
             )
 
-        if not check_internet_connection():
+        if not check_internet_connection(self.internet_check_endpoint):
             logger.debug(
                 f"Not internet "
                 f"connection when boostrap a consumption for {subscription}"
@@ -181,7 +189,9 @@ def _wait_forever(self, sleep_interval):
         while True:
             logger.debug(f"[_wait_forever][0] Futures: {self._futures.values()}")
 
-            if datetime.now().timestamp() % 50 < 1 and not check_internet_connection():
+            if datetime.now().timestamp() % 50 < 1 and not check_internet_connection(
+                self.internet_check_endpoint
+            ):
                 logger.debug("Not internet connection, raising an Exception")
                 raise NotConnectionError
 
diff --git a/tests/test_worker.py b/tests/test_worker.py
index fa23d98..a753787 100644
--- a/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ def worker(config):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def worker_without_client_options(config):
+    subscriptions = (sub_stub,)
+    return Worker(
+        subscriptions,
+        None,
+        config.gc_project_id,
+        config.credentials,
+        config.gc_storage_region,
+        default_ack_deadline=60,
+        threads_per_subscription=10,
+        default_retry_policy=config.retry_policy,
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def mock_consume(config):
     with patch.object(Subscriber, "consume") as m:
@@ -52,7 +67,7 @@ def mock_create_subscription():
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def mock_internet_connection():
-    with patch("rele.worker.check_internet_connection") as m:
+    with patch("rele.worker.check_internet_connection", autospec=True) as m:
         m.return_value = True
         yield m
 
@@ -129,12 +144,44 @@ def test_creates_subscription_with_custom_ack_deadline_from_environment(
         assert worker._subscriber._gc_project_id == "rele-test"
 
     def test_raises_not_connection_error_during_start(
+        self, worker_without_client_options, mock_internet_connection
+    ):
+        mock_internet_connection.return_value = False
+
+        with pytest.raises(NotConnectionError):
+            worker_without_client_options.start()
+        mock_internet_connection.assert_called_once_with("www.google.com")
+
+    def test_check_internet_connection_with_default_endpoint_if_client_options_do_not_have_api_endpoint(
+        self, config, mock_internet_connection
+    ):
+        mock_internet_connection.return_value = False
+        subscriptions = (sub_stub,)
+        worker = Worker(
+            subscriptions,
+            {},
+            config.gc_project_id,
+            config.credentials,
+            config.gc_storage_region,
+            default_ack_deadline=60,
+            threads_per_subscription=10,
+            default_retry_policy=config.retry_policy,
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(NotConnectionError):
+            worker.start()
+        mock_internet_connection.assert_called_once_with("www.google.com")
+
+    def test_check_internet_connection_uses_api_endpoint_setting_when_present(
         self, worker, mock_internet_connection
     ):
         mock_internet_connection.return_value = False
 
         with pytest.raises(NotConnectionError):
             worker.start()
+        mock_internet_connection.assert_called_once_with(
+            "custom-api.interconnect.example.com"
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("mock_create_subscription")