diff --git a/app/src/main/java/in/sminnovations/attendanceapp/main/NetworkMonitor.kt b/app/src/main/java/in/sminnovations/attendanceapp/main/NetworkMonitor.kt
index 5867e3f..81c8d6d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/in/sminnovations/attendanceapp/main/NetworkMonitor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/in/sminnovations/attendanceapp/main/NetworkMonitor.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+import java.net.URL
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -33,13 +35,16 @@ class NetworkMonitor @Inject constructor(
         override fun onAvailable(network: Network) {
             performPingCheck()
         }
-
         override fun onLost(network: Network) {
             _isConnected.postValue(false)
         }
     }
 
     fun startMonitoring() {
+        val network = connectivityManager.activeNetwork
+        if (network != null) {
+            performPingCheck()
+        }
         val networkRequest = NetworkRequest.Builder()
             .addCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET)
             .build()
@@ -58,10 +63,13 @@ class NetworkMonitor @Inject constructor(
     private fun performPingCheck() {
         networkScope.launch {
             try {
-                // Ping Google's public DNS server
-                val process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("/system/bin/ping -c 1 8.8.8.8")
-                val isReachable = process.waitFor() == 0
+                val url = URL("https://www.google.com")
+                val connection = url.openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+                connection.connectTimeout = 2000
+                connection.connect()
+                val isReachable = connection.responseCode == 200
                 _isConnected.postValue(isReachable)
+                connection.disconnect()
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 _isConnected.postValue(false)
             }