diff --git a/cloudmesh/common/Host.py b/cloudmesh/common/Host.py
index 9e5b1076..76fbf91a 100644
--- a/cloudmesh/common/Host.py
+++ b/cloudmesh/common/Host.py
@@ -328,17 +328,15 @@ def _ping(args):
         count = str(args['count'])
         
         count_flag = '-n' if os_is_windows() else '-c'
-        # if os_is_windows():
+        if os_is_windows():
             # adding ipv4 enforce for windows
             # for some reason -4 is required or hosts
             # fail. we need ipv4
-            # command = ['ping', '-4', ip, count_flag, count]
-        # else:
-            # command = ['ping', count_flag, count, ip]
-        command = ['ping', '-4', ip, count_flag, count]
+            command = ['ping', '-4', ip, count_flag, count]
+        else:
+            command = ['ping', count_flag, count, ip]
+        # command = ['ping', '-4', ip, count_flag, count]
         result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True)
-        print(result)
-        print('THAT WAS RESULT!!!')
         try:
             timers = result.stdout \
                 .decode("utf-8", "ignore") \
diff --git a/tests/test_ping.py b/tests/test_ping.py
index 5401312d..912eae9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ping.py
+++ b/tests/test_ping.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 cloud = "local"
 
+# https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/1519 ping does not work in github runner so we skip it.
+import os
+github_action = os.getenv('GITHUB_ACTIONS')
+
 # multiping only works if you have root, so we can not use it
 # from multiping import MultiPing
 
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.incremental
+@pytest.mark.skipif(github_action, reason='GitHub Runner uses Azure and Azure disables ping. :( Too bad!')
 class Test_ping:
 
     def ping(self, processors=1):