diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82f3b088..3f851808 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## NEXT
 ### Improvements
+- General
+  - replaced the internet checking old host (`google.com`) by a more general one (`w3.org`) [#300](https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/issues/300)
 - UI
   - the "Skip" button on the initialization panel is now enabled after 10 seconds [#310](https://github.com/vinifmor/bauh/issues/310)
 
diff --git a/bauh/commons/internet.py b/bauh/commons/internet.py
index 4245191c..e52f1702 100644
--- a/bauh/commons/internet.py
+++ b/bauh/commons/internet.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class InternetChecker:
             return False
 
         try:
-            socket.gethostbyname('google.com')
+            socket.gethostbyname("w3.org")
             return True
         except Exception:
             return False