diff --git a/source/_components/binary_sensor.command_line.markdown b/source/_components/binary_sensor.command_line.markdown
index fe9dbdb82e5..75af57029da 100644
--- a/source/_components/binary_sensor.command_line.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/binary_sensor.command_line.markdown
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ An alternative solution could look like this:
 binary_sensor:
   platform: command_line
   name: Printer
-  command: ping -c 1 192.168.1.10 &> /dev/null && echo success || echo fail
+  command: ping -W 1 -c 1 192.168.1.10 > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo success || echo fail
   sensor_class: connectivity
   payload_on: "success"
   payload_off: "fail"