diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/stats/client.go b/pkg/networkservice/stats/client.go
index 2034ff15..c9de80a6 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/stats/client.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/stats/client.go
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+// Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -34,19 +36,26 @@ import (
 type statsClient struct {
 	chainCtx  context.Context
 	statsConn *core.StatsConnection
+	statsSock string
 	once      sync.Once
 	initErr   error
 }
 
 // NewClient provides a NetworkServiceClient chain elements that retrieves vpp interface metrics.
-func NewClient(ctx context.Context) networkservice.NetworkServiceClient {
+func NewClient(ctx context.Context, options ...Option) networkservice.NetworkServiceClient {
+	opts := &statsOptions{}
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		opt(opts)
+	}
+
 	return &statsClient{
-		chainCtx: ctx,
+		chainCtx:  ctx,
+		statsSock: opts.socket,
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *statsClient) Request(ctx context.Context, request *networkservice.NetworkServiceRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*networkservice.Connection, error) {
-	initErr := s.init(s.chainCtx)
+	initErr := s.init()
 	if initErr != nil {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("%v", initErr)
 	}
@@ -70,9 +79,9 @@ func (s *statsClient) Close(ctx context.Context, conn *networkservice.Connection
 	return &empty.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *statsClient) init(chainCtx context.Context) error {
+func (s *statsClient) init() error {
 	s.once.Do(func() {
-		s.statsConn, s.initErr = initFunc(chainCtx)
+		s.statsConn, s.initErr = initFunc(s.chainCtx, s.statsSock)
 	})
 	return s.initErr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/stats/common.go b/pkg/networkservice/stats/common.go
index 5390a839..e3c45173 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/stats/common.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/stats/common.go
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+// Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -68,8 +70,11 @@ func retrieveMetrics(ctx context.Context, statsConn *core.StatsConnection, segme
 	}
 }
 
-func initFunc(chainCtx context.Context) (*core.StatsConnection, error) {
-	statsConn, err := core.ConnectStats(statsclient.NewStatsClient(adapter.DefaultStatsSocket))
+func initFunc(chainCtx context.Context, statsSocket string) (*core.StatsConnection, error) {
+	if statsSocket == "" {
+		statsSocket = adapter.DefaultStatsSocket
+	}
+	statsConn, err := core.ConnectStats(statsclient.NewStatsClient(statsSocket))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/stats/option.go b/pkg/networkservice/stats/option.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a667a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/stats/option.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package stats
+
+type statsOptions struct {
+	socket string
+}
+
+// Option is an option pattern for stats server/client
+type Option func(o *statsOptions)
+
+// WithSocket sets stats socket name
+func WithSocket(socket string) Option {
+	return func(o *statsOptions) {
+		o.socket = socket
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/networkservice/stats/server.go b/pkg/networkservice/stats/server.go
index 7b6c430b..7572c3fd 100644
--- a/pkg/networkservice/stats/server.go
+++ b/pkg/networkservice/stats/server.go
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+// Copyright (c) 2021-2022 Doc.ai and/or its affiliates.
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -32,19 +34,26 @@ import (
 type statsServer struct {
 	chainCtx  context.Context
 	statsConn *core.StatsConnection
+	statsSock string
 	once      sync.Once
 	initErr   error
 }
 
 // NewServer provides a NetworkServiceServer chain elements that retrieves vpp interface metrics.
-func NewServer(ctx context.Context) networkservice.NetworkServiceServer {
+func NewServer(ctx context.Context, options ...Option) networkservice.NetworkServiceServer {
+	opts := &statsOptions{}
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		opt(opts)
+	}
+
 	return &statsServer{
-		chainCtx: ctx,
+		chainCtx:  ctx,
+		statsSock: opts.socket,
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *statsServer) Request(ctx context.Context, request *networkservice.NetworkServiceRequest) (*networkservice.Connection, error) {
-	initErr := s.init(s.chainCtx)
+	initErr := s.init()
 	if initErr != nil {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Errorf("%v", initErr)
 	}
@@ -68,9 +77,9 @@ func (s *statsServer) Close(ctx context.Context, conn *networkservice.Connection
 	return &empty.Empty{}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *statsServer) init(chainCtx context.Context) error {
+func (s *statsServer) init() error {
 	s.once.Do(func() {
-		s.statsConn, s.initErr = initFunc(chainCtx)
+		s.statsConn, s.initErr = initFunc(s.chainCtx, s.statsSock)
 	})
 	return s.initErr
 }