diff --git a/launch/launch-node.py b/launch/launch-node.py
index efd23325c0..5e32625c39 100755
--- a/launch/launch-node.py
+++ b/launch/launch-node.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ def bootstrap_server(server, admin_pass, key, cert, environment, name,
 
     ssh_client = utils.ssh_connect(ip, 'root', ssh_kwargs, timeout=600)
 
+    ssh_client.ssh('ping6 -c5 -Q 0x10 review.openstack.org '
+                   '|| ping6 -c5 -Q 0x10 wiki.openstack.org')
+
     ssh_client.scp(os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, '..', 'install_puppet.sh'),
                    'install_puppet.sh')
     ssh_client.ssh('bash -x install_puppet.sh')