diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index c9a3f17c..513e2ec1 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ DISP_HEADER(){
 
 CHECK_HOST_QC(){
 	if [ ! -z ${1+x} ]; then
-		ping -c 1 ${1} > /dev/null 2>&1
+		ping -qw 10 -c1 ${1} > /dev/null 2>&1
 		[ $? -ne 0 ] && echo false || echo true
 	else
 		echo false