diff --git a/Linux Script/configure-linux.sh b/Linux Script/configure-linux.sh
index 42ac9dd..e0723bc 100644
--- a/Linux Script/configure-linux.sh	
+++ b/Linux Script/configure-linux.sh	
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ setLinuxVariables()
 checkIfLogglyServersAccessible()
 {
 	echo "INFO: Checking if $LOGS_01_HOST is reachable."
-	if [ $(ping -c 1 $LOGS_01_HOST | grep "1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss" | wc -l) == 1 ]; then
+	if [ $(ping -c 1 $LOGS_01_HOST | grep "1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss" | wc -l) == 1 ] || [ $(sleep 1 | telnet $LOGS_01_HOST $LOGGLY_SYSLOG_PORT | grep Connected | wc -l) == 1 ]; then
 		echo "INFO: $LOGS_01_HOST is reachable."
 	else
 		logMsgToConfigSysLog "ERROR" "ERROR: $LOGS_01_HOST is not reachable. Please check your network and firewall settings."