diff --git a/73_PRESENCE.pm b/73_PRESENCE.pm
index 6698fb9..1cb74d7 100755
--- a/73_PRESENCE.pm
+++ b/73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: 73_PRESENCE.pm 20782 2019-12-19 10:51:06Z markusbloch $
+# $Id: 73_PRESENCE.pm 20782 2019-12-19 10:51:06Z markusbloch $
 ##############################################################################
 #
 #     73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ PRESENCE_Initialize($)
                         "disabledForIntervals ".
                         "fritzboxCheckSpeed:0,1 ".
                         "pingCount:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 ".
+                        "pingPerSUDO:0,1 ".
                         "bluetoothHciDevice ".
                         "absenceThreshold ".
                         "presenceThreshold ".
@@ -778,6 +779,7 @@ sub PRESENCE_DoLocalPingScan($)
     my $retcode;
     my $return;
     my $temp;
+    my $pingCmd = (AttrVal($name,'pingPerSUDO',0) == 1 ? 'sudo ping' : 'ping');
 
     $SIG{CHLD} = 'IGNORE';
 
@@ -814,7 +816,7 @@ sub PRESENCE_DoLocalPingScan($)
     }
     else
     {
-        $temp = qx(ping -c $count $device 2>&1);
+        $temp = qx($pingCmd -c $count $device 2>&1);
 
         if(defined($temp) and $temp ne "")
         {
@@ -2119,3 +2121,4 @@ Options:
 =end html_DE
 
 =cut
+