diff --git a/test/ping.spec.js b/test/ping.spec.js
index a80f3a9d4..231ad2a63 100644
--- a/test/ping.spec.js
+++ b/test/ping.spec.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const f = require('./utils/factory')
 
 // Determine if a ping response object is a pong, or something else, like a status message
 function isPong (pingResponse) {
-  return Boolean(pingResponse && pingResponse.time)
+  return Boolean(pingResponse && pingResponse.success && !pingResponse.text)
 }
 
 describe('.ping', function () {