diff --git a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
index 9336590..5b7da13 100644
--- a/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
+++ b/TestON/drivers/common/cli/emulator/mininetclidriver.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
         topoDict = self.numSwitchesN_links( *topoArgList )
         return topoDict
 
-    def pingall( self, timeout=300, shortCircuit = False ,numFailedPings = 1):
+    def pingall( self, timeout=300, shortCircuit=False, numFailedPings=1):
         """
            Verifies the reachability of the hosts using pingall command.
            Optional parameter timeout allows you to specify how long to
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@
                         prompt="mininet>",
                         timeout=int( timeout ) )
                 else:
+                    response = ""
                     self.handle.sendline( "pingall" )
                     i = self.handle.expect( [ "mininet>","X",
                                               pexpect.EOF,
@@ -284,9 +285,7 @@
                         main.log.info( self.name + 
                                        ": Cannot ping some of the hosts")
                         failedPings = 1
-                        main.log.info( self.name + ": failed to ping " + 
-                                str( failedPings ) + " host" )
-                        while failedPings != numFailedPings:
+                        while failedPings < numFailedPings:
                             j = self.handle.expect( [ "mininet>","X",
                                                       pexpect.EOF,
                                                       pexpect.TIMEOUT ],
@@ -296,9 +295,6 @@
                                 break
                             if j == 1:
                                 failedPings = failedPings + 1
-                                main.log.info( self.name + ": failed to ping " 
-                                        + str( failedPings ) + " host" )
-
                             if j == 2:
                                 main.log.error( self.name + 
                                                 ": EOF exception found" )
@@ -314,8 +310,8 @@
                                                 str( self.handle.before ) )
                                 break
                         
-                        main.log.info( self.name + ": Cannot ping " 
-                                       + str( failedPings ) +" hosts")
+                        main.log.info( self.name + ": failed to ping " + 
+                                str( failedPings ) + " host" )
                         main.log.info( str( self.handle.before ) )
                         response = str( self.handle.before )
                     if i == 2: