diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index dc96e25..46ac7ad 100755
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ wait_container()
 
 		# Wait for container to access the internet
 		for j in $(seq 1 10); do
-			if lxc exec "$1" -- /bin/bash -c "ping -q -c 2 security.debian.org" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+			if lxc exec "$1" -- /bin/bash -c "getent hosts debian.org" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
 				break
 			fi
 
@@ -188,4 +188,4 @@ update_image() {
 	lxc stop "$image_to_update-tmp"
 
 	lxc delete "$image_to_update-tmp"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}