diff --git a/ppp_installer/reconnect_baseshield b/ppp_installer/reconnect_baseshield
index 69b667a..0688998 100644
--- a/ppp_installer/reconnect_baseshield
+++ b/ppp_installer/reconnect_baseshield
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 while true; do
 
-	ping -I ppp0 -c 1 8.8.8.8 -s 0
+	ping -q -I ppp0 -c 1 8.8.8.8 -s 0 >/dev/null
 
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo "Connection up, reconnect not required..."
-	else
+	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "Connection down, reconnecting..."
 		sudo pon
 	fi