diff --git a/statushandler.py b/statushandler.py
index 560513f..969ab35 100644
--- a/statushandler.py
+++ b/statushandler.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class I3statusHandler(object):
 
 def has_internet_connection():
     try:
-        response=urllib2.urlopen('http://74.125.113.99',timeout=1)
+        response=urllib2.urlopen('http://173.194.69.94',timeout=1)
         return True
     except urllib2.URLError as err: pass
     return False