diff --git a/osync.sh b/osync.sh
index 90d5306..8acc27e 100755
--- a/osync.sh
+++ b/osync.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ###### Osync - Rsync based two way sync engine with fault tolerance
 ###### (L) 2013 by Orsiris "Ozy" de Jong (www.netpower.fr) 
 OSYNC_VERSION=0.99preRC2
-OSYNC_BUILD=1109201301
+OSYNC_BUILD=1309201301
 
 DEBUG=no
 SCRIPT_PID=$$
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ function CheckConnectivity3rdPartyHosts
         if [ "$REMOTE_3RD_PARTY_HOSTS" != "" ]
         then
                 remote_3rd_party_success=0
+                OLD_IFS=$IFS
+                IFS=$' \t\n'
                 for i in $REMOTE_3RD_PARTY_HOSTS
                 do
                         ping $i -c 2 > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ function CheckConnectivity3rdPartyHosts
                                 remote_3rd_party_success=1
                         fi
                 done
+                IFS=$OLD_IFS
                 if [ $remote_3rd_party_success -ne 1 ]
                 then
                         LogError "No remote 3rd party host responded to ping. No internet ?"