diff --git a/w3m_plugins/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi b/w3m_plugins/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi
index 18c7cc4..30d0a01 100755
--- a/w3m_plugins/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi
+++ b/w3m_plugins/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 #         https://www.youtube.com/user/gotbletu
 # DESC:   gemini proxy to connect over http with w3m web browser
 # DEMO:   https://youtu.be/mfnCqn4qhL0
-# DEPEND: iputils coreutils
+# DEPEND: coreutils curl grep
 # REQD:   1. touch ~/.w3m/urimethodmap
 #         2. echo "gemini: file:/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi?%s" >> ~/.w3m/urimethodmap
 #         3. chmod +x ~/.w3m/cgi-bin/gemini.cgi
 #         4. sed -i 's@cgi_bin.*@cgi_bin ~/.w3m/cgi-bin:/usr/lib/w3m/cgi-bin:/usr/local/libexec/w3m/cgi-bin@g' ~/.w3m/config
 #         5. sed -i 's@urimethodmap.*@urimethodmap ~/.w3m/urimethodmap, /usr/etc/w3m/urimethodmap@g' ~/.w3m/config
+# CLOG:
+#         2021-07-30 use curl instead of ping
 
 # gemini://gempaper.strangled.net/mirrorlist/
 # gemini://simplynews.metalune.xyz
@@ -17,11 +19,10 @@
 # remove gemini:// header
 QUERY_STRING=$(echo "$QUERY_STRING" | cut -d '/' -f3-)
 
-# skip to next proxy if slow or test fails
-if [ "$(timeout 1 ping -c 1 proxy.vulpes.one > /dev/null && echo $? )" = 0 ]; then
+if [ "$(curl --connect-timeout 1 -s -I "https://portal.mozz.us/about" | head -n1 | grep 200 > /dev/null && echo $? )" = 0 ]; then
+  echo "W3m-control: GOTO https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/$QUERY_STRING"
+elif [ "$(curl --connect-timeout 1 -s -I "https://proxy.vulpes.one" | head -n1 | grep 200 > /dev/null && echo $? )" = 0 ]; then
   echo "W3m-control: GOTO https://proxy.vulpes.one/gemini/$QUERY_STRING"
-elif [ "$(timeout 1 ping -c 1 gemproxy.koyu.space > /dev/null && echo $? )" = 0 ]; then
-  echo "W3m-control: GOTO https://gemproxy.koyu.space/$QUERY_STRING"
 else
-  echo "W3m-control: GOTO https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/$QUERY_STRING"
+  echo "W3m-control: GOTO https://gemproxy.koyu.space/$QUERY_STRING"
 fi