diff --git a/bin/plugin/open/alive b/bin/plugin/open/alive
index 6c3d34e..d78f950 100755
--- a/bin/plugin/open/alive
+++ b/bin/plugin/open/alive
@@ -57,11 +57,15 @@ push @command, $host;
 while (1) {
     $fnret = OVH::Bastion::execute(cmd => \@command, noisy_stdout => 1, noisy_stderr => 1);
     if ($fnret->err eq 'ERR_EXEC_FAILED') {
-        osh_exit $fnret if $command[0] eq 'ping';
-        @command = qw{ ping -c 1 -w 1 -- };
-        push @command, $host;
-        $isFping = 0;
-        next;
+        if ($isFping) {
+
+            # maybe fping doesn't work, fallback to ping
+            @command = qw{ ping -c 1 -w 1 -- };
+            push @command, $host;
+            $isFping = 0;
+            next;
+        }
+        osh_exit $fnret;    # we tried both ping and fping :(
     }
     $fnret or osh_exit $fnret;
     if ($fnret->value->{'sysret'} == 0) {
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse15 b/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse15
index 5a80422..4a5c540 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse15
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.opensuse15
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="stephane.lesimple+bastion@ovhcloud.com"
 COPY bin/admin/install-ttyrec.sh bin/admin/install-yubico-piv-checker.sh bin/admin/packages-check.sh /opt/bastion/bin/admin/
 COPY lib/shell                                                                                       /opt/bastion/lib/shell/
 RUN ["/opt/bastion/bin/admin/packages-check.sh","-i","-d","-s"]
+RUN ["/usr/bin/chmod","u+s","/usr/bin/ping","/usr/sbin/fping"]
 RUN ["/opt/bastion/bin/admin/install-ttyrec.sh","-r"]
 RUN ["/opt/bastion/bin/admin/install-yubico-piv-checker.sh","-r"]
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/tests.d/360-plugins.sh b/tests/functional/tests.d/360-plugins.sh
index af5bb5f..e255fae 100644
--- a/tests/functional/tests.d/360-plugins.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/tests.d/360-plugins.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 testsuite_plugins()
 {
-    success withHost $a0 --osh ping -w 2 --host 127.0.0.1 -c 2
+    success ping_withHost $a0 --osh ping -w 2 --host 127.0.0.1 -c 2
     json .command     ping .error_code  OK
     # in some tests environments, ping is not allowed...
     _sysret=$(get_json | $jq .value.sysret)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ testsuite_plugins()
     fi
     unset _sysret
 
-    success withoutHost $a0 --osh ping -c 1 127.0.0.1 -w 1
+    success ping_withoutHost $a0 --osh ping -c 1 127.0.0.1 -w 1
     json .command    ping .error_code  OK
     _sysret=$(get_json | $jq .value.sysret)
     if [ "$_sysret" = 0 ]; then
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ testsuite_plugins()
     fi
     unset _sysret
 
-    success loss $a0 --osh ping 192.0.2.1 -w 1 -c 1
+    success ping_loss $a0 --osh ping 192.0.2.1 -w 1 -c 1
     json .command ping .error_code OK
     _sysret=$(get_json | $jq .value.sysret)
     if [ "$_sysret" = 1 ]; then
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ testsuite_plugins()
     fi
     unset _sysret
 
-    success withHost $a0 --osh nc --port 22 --host 127.0.0.1 --timeout 1
+    success nc_withHost $a0 --osh nc --port 22 --host 127.0.0.1 --timeout 1
     json $(cat <<EOS
     .command nc
     .error_code OK
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ testsuite_plugins()
 EOS
     )
 
-    success withoutHost $a0 --osh nc 127.0.0.1 22 --timeout 1
+    success nc_withoutHost $a0 --osh nc 127.0.0.1 22 --timeout 1
     json $(cat <<EOS
     .command nc
     .error_code OK
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EOS
 EOS
     )
 
-    success closed $a0 --osh nc 127.0.0.1 1 --timeout 1
+    success nc_closed $a0 --osh nc 127.0.0.1 1 --timeout 1
     json $(cat <<EOS
     .command nc
     .error_code OK
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ EOS
 EOS
     )
 
-    success timeout $a0 --osh nc --timeout 1 192.0.2.1 22
+    success nc_timeout $a0 --osh nc --timeout 1 192.0.2.1 22
     json $(cat <<EOS
     .command nc
     .error_code OK
@@ -88,17 +88,11 @@ EOS
 EOS
     )
 
-    # tests can fail under e.g. OpenSUSE + docker because of raw sockets: ignore those cases
-    success withHost $a0 --osh alive --host 127.0.0.1
-    if ! get_stdout | grep -q "can't create raw socket"; then
-        json .command alive .error_code OK .value.waited_for 0
-    fi
-
-    success withoutHost $a0 --osh alive 127.0.0.1
+    success alive_withHost $a0 --osh alive --host 127.0.0.1
+    json .command alive .error_code OK .value.waited_for 0
+
+    success alive_withoutHost $a0 --osh alive 127.0.0.1
     json .command alive .error_code OK .value.waited_for 0
-    if ! get_stdout | grep -q "can't create raw socket"; then
-        json .command alive .error_code OK .value.waited_for 0
-    fi
 }
 
 testsuite_plugins