diff --git a/fix-raspian-defaults/root.overlay/usr/lib/raspi-ini/run-parts.sh b/fix-raspian-defaults/root.overlay/usr/lib/raspi-ini/run-parts.sh
index 227c00c..6faab66 100644
--- a/fix-raspian-defaults/root.overlay/usr/lib/raspi-ini/run-parts.sh
+++ b/fix-raspian-defaults/root.overlay/usr/lib/raspi-ini/run-parts.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ exec 1> >(logger -s -t $(basename $0)) 2>&1
 
 echo "waiting for network to come up..."
 
-until ping -c1 www.google.com >/dev/null 2>&1; do :; done
+while sleep 1; do ping -c1 www.google.com > /dev/null && break; done
 
 echo "network is now up, running scripts"