diff --git a/home/bin/check-network b/home/bin/check-network
index 100eb361..d80eb9ac 100755
--- a/home/bin/check-network
+++ b/home/bin/check-network
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wireless_connected=""
 ethernet_connected=""
 
 while true; do
-    if [[ $(ping -c1 8.8.8.8) ]]; then
+    if ping -c1 8.8.8.8 2>/dev/null; then
         ID=$(ip link | awk '/state UP/ {print $2}')
         if [[ ${ID[0]} == "e" ]]; then
             echo "$ethernet_connected" ; sleep 10