diff --git a/src/components/Status.tsx b/src/components/Status.tsx
index fd90f67..d550284 100644
--- a/src/components/Status.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Status.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ export default function Status({ type }: { type: string }): ReactElement {
     const url =
       type === 'gateway'
         ? `${ipfsGateway}/ipfs/QmYwAPJzv5CZsnA625s3Xf2nemtYgPpHdWEz79ojWnPbdG/readme`
-        : `${ipfsNodeUri}/api/v0/id`
-
-    const ping = await pingUrl(url)
+        : `${ipfsNodeUri}/api/v0/version`
+    const method = type === 'gateway' ? 'get' : 'post'
+    const ping = await pingUrl(url, method)
     setIsLoading(false)
     setIsOnline(ping)
   }, [type])
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index ea42f1a..3ccf8d1 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ export function formatBytes(a: number, b: number): string {
   return parseFloat((a / Math.pow(c, f)).toFixed(d)) + ' ' + e[f]
 }
 
-export async function pingUrl(url: string): Promise<boolean> {
+export async function pingUrl(
+  url: string,
+  method?: 'get' | 'post'
+): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    const response = await axios(url, { timeout: 5000 })
+    const response = await axios[method || 'get'](url, { timeout: 5000 })
     if (!response || response.status !== 200) return false
     return true
   } catch (error) {