diff --git a/kernel/ping.c b/kernel/ping.c
index 77facfd7..7d81500f 100644
--- a/kernel/ping.c
+++ b/kernel/ping.c
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ ping_thread(void *arg)
 
   lwip_setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO, &timeout, sizeof(timeout));
 
-  for(i=0; i<10; i++) {
+  for(i=0; i<5; i++) {
     ping_target = PING_TARGET;
 
     if (ping_send(s, &ping_target) == ERR_OK) {
-      LWIP_DEBUGF( PING_DEBUG, ("ping: send "));
+      LWIP_DEBUGF( PING_DEBUG, ("ping: send on core %d to " , CORE_ID));
       ip_addr_debug_print(PING_DEBUG, &ping_target);
       LWIP_DEBUGF( PING_DEBUG, ("\n"));