diff --git a/tinystatus b/tinystatus
index c80c6d9..ded7797 100755
--- a/tinystatus
+++ b/tinystatus
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ check(){
 
 command_exists 'curl'
 command_exists 'nc'
+command_exists 'ping'
 mkdir -p "${tmp}/ok" "${tmp}/ko" || exit 1
 
 while IFS='\n' read -r line; do