diff --git a/scripts/riot b/scripts/riot
index cf53dd5..c9b8d3b 100755
--- a/scripts/riot
+++ b/scripts/riot
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ router() {
             ssh|"" )
                 run_ssh ssh "${@:3}"
                 ;;
+            ping|ping6 )
+                run_ssh ssh "${@:2}"
+                ;;
             zssh )
                 run_ssh zssh
                 ;;