diff --git a/dzgui.sh b/dzgui.sh
index 7b080ad..0e609a0 100755
--- a/dzgui.sh
+++ b/dzgui.sh
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ check_availability() {
     if [[ $2 ]]; then
         timeout_sec=$2
     fi
-    if ! ping -w "$timeout_sec" "$url" > /dev/null; then
+    if ! ping -w "$timeout_sec" "$url" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         logger WARN "Failed to reach $url, service may be down."
         return 1
     fi