diff --git a/ping-package.go b/ping-package.go
index 65daa0b..d856220 100644
--- a/ping-package.go
+++ b/ping-package.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type ContinuousPinger struct {
 
 var (
 	Waybar              = flag.Bool("waybar", false, "output waybar json format")
-	PingCount           = flag.Int("count", 3, "how many pings to average")
+	PingCount           = flag.Int("count", 5, "how many pings to average")
 	PingWarningLimit    = flag.Int("warn", 50, "ping warning limit")
 	PingCritLimit       = flag.Int("crit", 100, "ping critical limit")
 	PacketLossWarnLimit = flag.Int("pwarn", 10, "package-loss warning limit")