diff --git a/icrc-connect b/icrc-connect
index bf36160..f8c635f 100755
--- a/icrc-connect
+++ b/icrc-connect
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 while true; do
-    ssh -D 3133 icrcnb "hostname; ping ::1"
+    ssh -D 3133 icrcnb "while true; do hostname; date; sleep 2; done"
     echo "Waiting for reconnecting..."
     sleep 5
 done