diff --git a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/NetworkHealthCheck.java b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/NetworkHealthCheck.java
index b3d3f71fa0..1d02a44df3 100644
--- a/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/NetworkHealthCheck.java
+++ b/artemis-commons/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/NetworkHealthCheck.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class NetworkHealthCheck extends ActiveMQScheduledComponent {
       }
 
       try {
-         if (address.isReachable(networkInterface, 0, networkTimeout)) {
+         if (!hasCustomPingCommand() && address.isReachable(networkInterface, 0, networkTimeout)) {
             if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
                logger.tracef(address + " OK");
             }
@@ -415,4 +415,8 @@ public class NetworkHealthCheck extends ActiveMQScheduledComponent {
    public boolean isEmpty() {
       return addresses.isEmpty() && urls.isEmpty();
    }
+
+   public boolean hasCustomPingCommand() {
+      return !getIpv4Command().equals(IPV4_DEFAULT_COMMAND) || !getIpv6Command().equals(IPV6_DEFAULT_COMMAND);
+   }
 }