diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 995e7d3..28ad854 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ Usage: all configuration is done via commandline parameters or environment varia
 | --bird | BIRD_SOCKET | socket file for bird, set either in parameter or environment variable BIRD_SOCKET (default "/var/run/bird/bird.ctl") |
 | --listen | BIRDLG_PROXY_PORT | listen address, set either in parameter or environment variable  BIRDLG_PROXY_PORT(default "8000") |
 | --traceroute_bin | BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_BIN | traceroute binary file, set either in parameter or environment variable  BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_BIN(default "traceroute") |
+| --traceroute_raw | BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_RAW | whether to display traceroute outputs raw (default false) |
 
 Example: start proxy with default configuration, should work "out of the box" on Debian 9 with BIRDv1:
 
diff --git a/proxy/main.go b/proxy/main.go
index 96439b3..0011cb4 100644
--- a/proxy/main.go
+++ b/proxy/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type settingType struct {
 	listen     string
 	allowedIPs []string
 	tr_bin     string
+	tr_raw     bool
 }
 
 var setting settingType
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 		"8000",
 		[]string{""},
 		"traceroute",
+		false,
 	}
 
 	if birdSocketEnv := os.Getenv("BIRD_SOCKET"); birdSocketEnv != "" {
@@ -83,12 +86,19 @@ func main() {
 	if tr_binEnv := os.Getenv("BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_BIN"); tr_binEnv != "" {
 		settingDefault.tr_bin = tr_binEnv
 	}
+	if tracerouteRawEnv := os.Getenv("BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_RAW"); tracerouteRawEnv != "" {
+		tracerouteRaw, err := strconv.ParseBool(tracerouteRawEnv)
+		if err == nil {
+			settingDefault.tr_raw = tracerouteRaw
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Allow parameters to override environment variables
 	birdParam := flag.String("bird", settingDefault.birdSocket, "socket file for bird, set either in parameter or environment variable BIRD_SOCKET")
 	listenParam := flag.String("listen", settingDefault.listen, "listen address, set either in parameter or environment variable BIRDLG_PROXY_PORT")
 	AllowedIPsParam := flag.String("allowed", strings.Join(settingDefault.allowedIPs, ","), "IPs allowed to access this proxy, separated by commas. Don't set to allow all IPs.")
 	tr_binParam := flag.String("traceroute_bin", settingDefault.tr_bin, "traceroute binary file, set either in parameter or environment variable BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_BIN")
+	tr_rawParam := flag.Bool("traceroute_raw", settingDefault.tr_raw, "whether to display traceroute outputs raw; set via parameter or environment variable BIRDLG_TRACEROUTE_RAW")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if !strings.Contains(*listenParam, ":") {
@@ -100,6 +110,7 @@ func main() {
 	setting.listen = *listenParam
 	setting.allowedIPs = strings.Split(*AllowedIPsParam, ",")
 	setting.tr_bin = *tr_binParam
+	setting.tr_raw = *tr_rawParam
 
 	// Start HTTP server
 	http.HandleFunc("/", invalidHandler)
diff --git a/proxy/traceroute.go b/proxy/traceroute.go
index 529884e..4349de4 100644
--- a/proxy/traceroute.go
+++ b/proxy/traceroute.go
@@ -81,14 +81,18 @@ func tracerouteHandler(httpW http.ResponseWriter, httpR *http.Request) {
 			httpW.Write([]byte(errString))
 		}
 		if result != nil {
-			errString = string(result)
-			errString = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^\s*(\d*)\s*\*\n`).ReplaceAllStringFunc(errString, func(w string) string {
-				skippedCounter++
-				return ""
-			})
-			httpW.Write([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(errString)))
-			if skippedCounter > 0 {
-				httpW.Write([]byte("\n\n" + strconv.Itoa(skippedCounter) + " hops not responding."))
+			if setting.tr_raw {
+				httpW.Write(result)
+			} else {
+				errString = string(result)
+				errString = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^\s*(\d*)\s*\*\n`).ReplaceAllStringFunc(errString, func(w string) string {
+					skippedCounter++
+					return ""
+				})
+				httpW.Write([]byte(strings.TrimSpace(errString)))
+				if skippedCounter > 0 {
+					httpW.Write([]byte("\n\n" + strconv.Itoa(skippedCounter) + " hops not responding."))
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}