diff --git a/conf-template.json b/conf-template.json
index 669be27..6ac4485 100644
--- a/conf-template.json
+++ b/conf-template.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "chkinterval": "",
     "filepath": "",
     "srcurl": "",
+    "os": "",
     "server": "",
     "port": "",
     "ssh-user": "",
diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index 97d14c3..1c0e485 100644
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ shcommands = []
 
 def healthcheck(): 
     global healthstatus
-    response = os.system("ping -c 2 " + cfg["server"] + ">> /dev/null")
+    response = ""
+    if cfg["os"] == "win":
+        response = os.system("ping -n 2 " + cfg["server"])
+    else:
+        response = os.system("ping -c 2 " + cfg["server"] + ">> /dev/null")
     if response != 0:
         healthstatus = "err"
     else: 
@@ -68,5 +72,6 @@ while True:
                 deploy()
                 break
     else:
-        print("Got a response! health status is ok.")        
-    time.sleep(cfg["chkinterval"]) # we will run this loop every X seconds, defined by checkinterval
+        print("Got a response! health status is ok.")
+        print("Trying again in " + cfg["chkinterval"] + " seconds.")     
+    time.sleep(int(cfg["chkinterval"])) # we will run this loop every X seconds, defined by checkinterval