diff --git a/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.laptop b/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.laptop
index 8ee420e..4692365 100755
--- a/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.laptop
+++ b/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.laptop
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Wait until we can ping default gateway
-until ping -q -w 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` > /dev/null
-do
-    sleep 1
-done
-
-updates_arch=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates | wc -l)
-
-updates_aur=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates-aur | wc -l)
-
-updates=$(("$updates_arch" + "$updates_aur"))
-
-if [ "$updates" -gt 0 ]; then
-    echo "%{F#dd7777}%{F#ddd} $updates"
+connect=$(ping -q -w 1 -c 1 `ip r | grep default | cut -d ' ' -f 3` &> /dev/null)
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    updates_arch=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates | wc -l)
+    updates_aur=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates-aur | wc -l)
+    updates=$(("$updates_arch" + "$updates_aur"))
+    if [ "$updates" -gt 0 ]; then
+        echo "%{F#dd7777}%{F#ddd} $updates"
+    else
+        echo "%{F#77dd77}%{F#ddd} 0"
+    fi
 else
-    echo "%{F#77dd77}%{F#ddd} 0"
+    echo "%{F#77dd77}%{F#ddd} Offline"
 fi