diff --git a/tor/svc-hostname b/tor/svc-hostname
index 5e4aace..ff2a099 100755
--- a/tor/svc-hostname
+++ b/tor/svc-hostname
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-while ! curl -s --socks5 127.0.0.1:9050 'https://check.torproject.org/' | grep -qm1 Congratulations
+while ! curl -s -N --socks5 127.0.0.1:9050 'https://check.torproject.org/' | grep -qm1 Congratulations
 do
   sleep 0.5
 done