diff --git a/pib-setup.sh b/pib-setup.sh
index 1bbdd71..13db223 100755
--- a/pib-setup.sh
+++ b/pib-setup.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ cat <<EOF | ssh -t "root@${my_ip}" || exit 1
 set -x
 
 # Check if we can reach upstream - otherwise abort
-ping -c5 ungleich.ch || exit 1
+ping6 -c5 ungleich.ch || ping -c5 ungleich.ch || exit 1
 
 # update the sources & allow https handling
 opkg update