diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/control.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/control.py
index 98ad55671..a88996069 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/control.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/control.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
 import infection_monkey.monkeyfs as monkeyfs
 import infection_monkey.tunnel as tunnel
 from infection_monkey.config import WormConfiguration, GUID
-from infection_monkey.network.info import local_ips, check_internet_access
+from infection_monkey.network.info import local_ips, check_internet_access, TIMEOUT
 from infection_monkey.transport.http import HTTPConnectProxy
 from infection_monkey.transport.tcp import TcpProxy
 
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 DOWNLOAD_CHUNK = 1024
-# random number greater than 5,
-# to prevent the monkey from just waiting forever to try and connect to an island before going elsewhere.
-TIMEOUT = 15
 
 
 class ControlClient(object):
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
index a55dbcdc5..b40f703c5 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/network/info.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import itertools
 import netifaces
 from subprocess import check_output
 from random import randint
+
+import requests
+from requests import ConnectionError
+
 from common.network.network_range import CidrRange
 
 try:
@@ -16,6 +20,10 @@ except NameError:
     long = int  # Python 3
 
 
+# Timeout for monkey connections
+TIMEOUT = 15
+
+
 def get_host_subnets():
     """
     Returns a list of subnets visible to host (omitting loopback and auto conf networks)
@@ -124,14 +132,18 @@ def get_free_tcp_port(min_range=1000, max_range=65535):
 
 def check_internet_access(services):
     """
-    Checks if any of the services are accessible, over ICMP
+    Checks if any of the services are accessible, over HTTPS
     :param services: List of IPs/hostnames
     :return: boolean depending on internet access
     """
-    ping_str = "-n 1" if sys.platform.startswith("win") else "-c 1"
     for host in services:
-        if os.system("ping " + ping_str + " " + host) == 0:
+        try:
+            requests.get("https://%s" % (host,), timeout=TIMEOUT)
             return True
+        except ConnectionError:
+            # Failed connecting
+            pass
+
     return False