diff --git a/pscanner/__init__.py b/pscanner/__init__.py
index 5d04701..f35888d 100644
--- a/pscanner/__init__.py
+++ b/pscanner/__init__.py
@@ -2,19 +2,22 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 import ipaddress
-from pythonping import ping
 import socket
 from typing import List
 from colorama import init, Fore
+from icmplib import async_multiping, ping, multiping
 
 init()
 GREEN = Fore.GREEN
 RESET = Fore.RESET
 GRAY = Fore.LIGHTBLACK_EX
 
+def are_alive(addresses: List[str]) -> List[str]:
+    hosts = multiping(addresses)
+    return [ host.address for host in hosts if  host.is_alive ]
 
 def is_host_alive(host: str) -> bool:
-    if ping(host, timeout=1, count=1).success():
+    if ping(host, timeout=1, count=1).is_alive:
         return True
     else:
         print(f"{GRAY}{host:15} is not alive {RESET}")
diff --git a/pscanner/cli/__init__.py b/pscanner/cli/__init__.py
index 55cddd9..d89cb59 100644
--- a/pscanner/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/pscanner/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-present U.N. Owen <void@some.where>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+import asyncio
 import click
-from pscanner import is_port_open, is_subnet, hosts_in_subnet, is_host_alive
+from pscanner import are_alive, async_are_alive, is_port_open, is_subnet, hosts_in_subnet, is_host_alive
 from ..__about__ import __version__
 
 
@@ -16,8 +17,12 @@ from ..__about__ import __version__
 @click.pass_context
 def pscanner(ctx: click.Context, host, port):
     if is_subnet(host):
-        for ip in hosts_in_subnet(host):
-            if is_host_alive(str(ip)):
+        hosts = [ str(_) for _ in hosts_in_subnet(host) ]
+        print(f"pinging {len(hosts)} hosts")
+        #alive_hosts = asyncio.run(async_are_alive(hosts), debug=True)
+        alive_hosts = are_alive(hosts)
+        print(f"found {len(alive_hosts)} alive")
+        for ip in alive_hosts:
                 is_port_open(str(ip), port)
     else:
         if is_host_alive(host):
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 75d8b81..4e947b6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "click",
-  "pythonping"
+  "icmplib"
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]