diff --git a/scripts/start-ping.sh b/scripts/start-ping.sh
index fc6c43b..e7afa0c 100644
--- a/scripts/start-ping.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-ping.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+if [ -z "${PING_COUNT}" ]; then
+  PING_COUNT=1
+fi
+if [ -z "${PING_PACKET_TIMEOUT}" ]; then
+  PING_PACKET_TIMEOUT=10
+fi
+if [ -z "${PING_INTERVAL}" ]; then
+  PING_INTERVAL=30
+fi
+
 sleep 10
 while true; do
-  if ! ping -c 1 -W 10 ${PING_IP} >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+  if ! ping -c ${PING_COUNT} -W ${PING_PACKET_TIMEOUT} ${PING_IP} >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
     echo "---Ping from ${PING_IP} failed, restarting container,...---"
     kill -SIGKILL $(pidof openvpn)
   fi