diff --git a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
index 9b227e71a..fd5012ae5 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
+++ b/net-mgmt/telegraf/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Telegraf/telegraf.conf
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@
 
 {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping == '1' %}
 [[inputs.ping]]
-  method = "native"
-  ipv4 = true
+  method = "exec"
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts != '' %}
   urls = [{{ "'" + ("','".join(OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping_hosts.split(','))) + "'" }}]
 {%   endif %}
@@ -325,8 +324,8 @@
 
 {% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6 == '1' %}
 [[inputs.ping]]
-  method = "native"
-  ipv6 = true
+  method = "exec"
+  binary = "ping6"
 {%   if helpers.exists('OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts') and OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts != '' %}
   urls = [{{ "'" + ("','".join(OPNsense.telegraf.input.ping6_hosts.split(','))) + "'" }}]
 {%   endif %}