diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6 b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
index c89438ec..255fea0a 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx6
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ case "$1" in
         start
         ;;
     ping)
-        ping $2
+        ping -v -6 $2
         ;;
     data)
         bmx6 -lc traffic=$IFACE
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7 b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
index d63c29ee..0a5e5a51 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-bmx7
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ case "$1" in
         start
         ;;
     ping)
-        ping $2
+        ping -v -6 $2
         ;;
     data)
         bmx7 -lc traffic=$IFACE