diff --git a/pacman_mirrors/httpfn.py b/pacman_mirrors/httpfn.py
index 1c650d3edad8f96ce304a9100eb1ee73cf383d87..621d6f46a61daffed34717ca70f372c29a5e74d2 100644
--- a/pacman_mirrors/httpfn.py
+++ b/pacman_mirrors/httpfn.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def update_mirrors(config):
     """
     result = None
     mjro_online = ping_host("repo.manjaro.org", 1)
-    if mjro_online != "99.99":
+    if mjro_online:
         print(".: {} {} {}".format(txt.INF_CLR, txt.DOWNLOADING_MIRROR_FILE, txt.REPO_SERVER))
         result = download_mirrors(config)
     else: