diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 6b513e3a..3695a8c7 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ CERT-CHECK(){
 
 CHECK_HOST(){
 	if [ ! -z ${1+x} ]; then
-		ping -c 3 ${1} > /dev/null 2>&1
+		ping -c 6 ${1} > /dev/null 2>&1
 		if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 			echo false
 		else