diff --git a/lib/doctor/check-ping.js b/lib/doctor/check-ping.js
index 58f14fe69e1e0..d8eac459fd69b 100644
--- a/lib/doctor/check-ping.js
+++ b/lib/doctor/check-ping.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function checkPing (cb) {
   tracker.info('checkPing', 'Pinging registry')
   ping({}, true, (err, pong) => {
     if (err && err.code && err.code.match(/^E\d{3}$/)) {
-      return cb(null, [err.code.substr(1)])
+      return cb(null, [err.code.substr(1), 'failed'])
     } else {
       cb(null, [200, 'ok'])
     }