diff --git a/active_check_traceroute.mkp b/active_check_traceroute.mkp
index 28e019ea7e1fceae1d73491f29a632014bec5a03..ee1d73733ed3ac061ec1c6a1b9d67919d546b99a 100644
Binary files a/active_check_traceroute.mkp and b/active_check_traceroute.mkp differ
diff --git a/checks/check_traceroute b/checks/check_traceroute
index 634783a8b7f48681aebac12054f81ae23b0904cf..28da7fe317f65f906a0751cd74a1b4e17271aaac 100644
--- a/checks/check_traceroute
+++ b/checks/check_traceroute
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019 tribe29 GmbH - License: GNU General Public License v2
 # This file is part of Checkmk (https://checkmk.com). It is subject to the terms and
 # conditions defined in the file COPYING, which is part of this source code package.
-
+#
+# options added by thl-cmk[at]outlook[dot]com:
+#   method UDP, port, queries, max_ttl, source_interface, source_address, destination_address, description
+#
 
 def check_traceroute_arguments(params):
     args = []
diff --git a/packages/active_check_traceroute b/packages/active_check_traceroute
index 9d4a911cc4db8e1cfc323da20a529d914e981ac8..d05b8224367b986a45c34839e6dd0ffc49b95923 100644
--- a/packages/active_check_traceroute
+++ b/packages/active_check_traceroute
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
                 'adds the following options:\n'
                 '- service description suffix\n'
                 '- alternate destination address\n'
+                '- UDP method (without increasing the port for each probe)\n'
                 '- destination port for UDP/TCP path trace\n'
                 '- max hops\n'
                 '- queries per hop\n'
diff --git a/web/plugins/metrics/traceroute.py b/web/plugins/metrics/traceroute.py
index 9ee094f9109284f4267b8521ba36deaead3456d8..1558c4e8b627f9fb11922c6c74174adb5d13081a 100644
--- a/web/plugins/metrics/traceroute.py
+++ b/web/plugins/metrics/traceroute.py
@@ -7,14 +7,11 @@
 # URL   : https://thl-cmk.hopto.org
 # Date  : 2021-12-04
 #
-#
-#
 
 from cmk.gui.i18n import _
 
 from cmk.gui.plugins.metrics import (
     metric_info,
-    graph_info,
     perfometer_info
 
 )
diff --git a/web/plugins/wato/active_checks_routing.py b/web/plugins/wato/active_checks_routing.py
index d63af7453be3100568f2fc00e6d3c0a8fa6aa302..57c3c62fcc051ee8e89682c00c98c658e5c89ea3 100644
--- a/web/plugins/wato/active_checks_routing.py
+++ b/web/plugins/wato/active_checks_routing.py
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# -*- encoding: utf-8; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# (c) 2013 Heinlein Support GmbH
-#          Robert Sander <r.sander@heinlein-support.de>
+# License: GNU General Public License v2
+#
+# original form lib/check_mk/gui/plugins/wato/active_checks.py
+#
+# Author: thl-cmk[at]outlook[dot]com
+# URL   : https://thl-cmk.hopto.org
+# Date  : 2021-12-03
+#
+# added: description, method UDP, port, destination_address, queries, max_ttl, source_interface, source_address
 #
-
-# This is free software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the  terms of the  GNU General Public License  as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation in version 2.  This file is distributed
-# in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;  with-
-# out even the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS FOR A
-# PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the  GNU General Public License for more de-
-# ails.  You should have  received  a copy of the  GNU  General Public
-# License along with GNU Make; see the file  COPYING.  If  not,  write
-# to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,  Fifth Floor,
-# Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
 from cmk.gui.i18n import _
 from cmk.gui.valuespec import (