diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index fb11c9a0..2f41a27d 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ CHECK_HOST(){
 		ping -c 3 ${1} > /dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			echo false
+		else
+			echo true
 		fi
 	else
 		echo false