diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 30306bf..5a30d8d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import sqlite3
 from wakeonlan import send_magic_packet
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from fastapi.openapi.utils import get_openapi
+from ping3 import ping
 
 # Database setup
 def init_db():
@@ -162,8 +163,7 @@ def remove_cluster(cluster_name: str):
 
 def check_power_state(server_ip):
     """Check if the server is online by pinging it."""
-    response = subprocess.run(["ping", "-c", "1", server_ip], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-    return "on" if response.returncode == 0 else "off"
+    return "on" if ping(server_ip, timeout=1) else "off"
 
 @app.get("/states/{server_name}")
 def get_power_status(server_name: str):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9643a1c..ad60086 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ click==8.1.8
 fastapi==0.115.8
 h11==0.14.0
 idna==3.10
+ping3==4.0.8
 pydantic==2.10.6
 pydantic_core==2.27.2
 requests==2.32.3