diff --git a/roles/nhc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nhc/tasks/main.yml
index 4068ff5866ff3bf54dc59b6c43d1b02d49cae382..6b0aeb736af495424674e093b4111882614e45f2 100644
--- a/roles/nhc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nhc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
   become: true
   become_user: root
 
-#test NAT is working by pinging license server hpclic0 which is in HPC_Ancillary_zone
+#test NAT is working by pinging an external address, i.e. a license server, or by default Google Public DNS
 - set_fact:
-    EXTERNAL_IP_ADDRESS: "118.138.246.208" 
+    EXTERNAL_IP_ADDRESS: "8.8.8.8" 
   when: EXTERNAL_IP_ADDRESS is undefined
 
 - name: install nhc NAT check