diff --git a/dietpi.txt b/dietpi.txt
index af25daf41c..35a356f85e 100644
--- a/dietpi.txt
+++ b/dietpi.txt
@@ -149,15 +149,15 @@ CONFIG_BOOT_WAIT_FOR_NETWORK=1
 
 # Connection timeout, before DietPi G_CHECK_URL assumes the URL is dead. Increase if you have a "flaky" connection or slow DNS resolver.
 # - Set this to "0" to allow unlimited time, however this is not recommended to avoid unlimited hanging background scripts, e.g. daily DietPi update check.
-CONFIG_G_CHECK_URL_TIMEOUT=5
+CONFIG_G_CHECK_URL_TIMEOUT=10
 # Connection attempts with above timeout each, before DietPi G_CHECK_URL is giving up and prompts an error.
 # - Set this to "0" to disable URL checking completely, however this is not recommended to avoid harder to debug follow-up errors during APT and download attempts.
-CONFIG_G_CHECK_URL_ATTEMPTS=3
+CONFIG_G_CHECK_URL_ATTEMPTS=2
 # General connection and DNS testing
-# - IP to ping when checking network connectivity. Default: 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare DNS, should be very fast world-wide)
-CONFIG_CHECK_CONNECTION_IP=1.1.1.1
-# - Domain to ping when checking DNS resolver. Default: one.one.one.one (Cloudflare DNS domain, see above)
-CONFIG_CHECK_DNS_DOMAIN=one.one.one.one
+# - IP to ping when checking network connectivity. Default: 9.9.9.9 (Quad9 DNS IP)
+CONFIG_CHECK_CONNECTION_IP=9.9.9.9
+# - Domain to ping when checking DNS resolver. Default: dns9.quad9.net (Quad9 DNS domain)
+CONFIG_CHECK_DNS_DOMAIN=dns9.quad9.net
 
 # DietPi checks for updates: Allows DietPi to check for updates on a daily basis and boot using a <1kb file download.
 CONFIG_CHECK_DIETPI_UPDATES=1