diff --git a/functions/checks.sh b/functions/checks.sh
index 6ebc2532..5e8e5002 100644
--- a/functions/checks.sh
+++ b/functions/checks.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ check_network_connectivity() {
   # This function will do a basic check for network availability and return "true" if it is working.
   # USAGE: if [[ $(check_network_connectivity) == "true" ]]; then
 
+  (
   local response=$(wget --spider -t 1 $remote_network_target)
+  ) |
+  zenity --icon-name=net.retrodeck.retrodeck --progress --no-cancel --pulsate --auto-close \
+  --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" \
+  --title "RetroDECK Network Check" \
+  --text="Verifying network connectivity..."
 
   if [[ ! -z $(echo "$response" | grep "HTTP response 200") ]]; then
     echo "true"
diff --git a/functions/global.sh b/functions/global.sh
index ab232e5d..a7ad6136 100644
--- a/functions/global.sh
+++ b/functions/global.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ default_sd="/run/media/mmcblk0p1"
 hard_version="$(cat '/app/retrodeck/version')"                                                                        # hardcoded version (in the readonly filesystem)
 rd_repo="https://github.com/XargonWan/RetroDECK"                                                                      # The URL of the main RetroDECK GitHub repo
 es_themes_list="https://gitlab.com/es-de/themes/themes-list/-/raw/master/themes.json"                                 # The URL of the ES-DE 2.0 themes list
-remote_network_target="https://one.one.one.one"                                                                       # The URL of a common internet target for testing network access
+remote_network_target="$rd_repo"                                                                       # The URL of a common internet target for testing network access
 helper_files_folder="$emuconfigs/defaults/retrodeck/helper_files"                                                     # The parent folder of RetroDECK documentation files for deployment
 helper_files_list="$emuconfigs/defaults/retrodeck/reference_lists/helper_files_list.cfg"                              # The list of files to be deployed and where they go
 rd_appdata="/app/share/appdata/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml"                                                   # The shipped appdata XML file for this version