diff --git a/src/backend.ts b/src/backend.ts
index 697db99..990808f 100644
--- a/src/backend.ts
+++ b/src/backend.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export interface IBackend {
   handlePing: boolean
   onlineMode: boolean
   useProxy: boolean
-  ping: {
+  ping?: {
     maxPlayer: number
     description?: string
     favicon?: string
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index f1a655a..25c9723 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class Client extends EventEmitter {
 
   public async pipeToBackend(backend: Backend, nextState: number): Promise<Socket> {
     this.socket.unpipe()
-    await this.proxy.plugin.hooks.server.prePipeToBackend.promise(this)
+    await this.proxy.plugin.hooks.server.prePipeToBackend.promise(this, backend)
     if (this.closed) return
 
     const socket = connect(backend.port, backend.host)
diff --git a/src/plugin-hook.ts b/src/plugin-hook.ts
index 75dd002..a15cd3d 100644
--- a/src/plugin-hook.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-hook.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {isEmpty} from 'lodash'
 import {AsyncParallelHook, AsyncSeriesBailHook} from 'tapable'
 import {Service} from 'typedi'
 import {VError} from 'verror'
-import {IBackend} from './backend'
+import {Backend, IBackend} from './backend'
 import {Client} from './client'
 import {Config} from './config'
 import {ProxyServer} from './proxy-server'
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class PluginHook {
   public readonly hooks = Object.freeze({
     server: {
       lookupBackend: new AsyncSeriesBailHook<[string], IBackend>(['serverName']),
-      prePipeToBackend: new AsyncParallelHook<[Client]>(),
+      prePipeToBackend: new AsyncParallelHook<[Client, Backend]>(),
     },
   })