diff --git a/src/components/services/group.jsx b/src/components/services/group.jsx
index 5f1c54464..945570647 100644
--- a/src/components/services/group.jsx
+++ b/src/components/services/group.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import classNames from "classnames";
 import List from "components/services/list";
 import ResolvedIcon from "components/resolvedicon";
 
-export default function ServicesGroup({ services, layout, fiveColumns }) {
+export default function ServicesGroup({ group, services, layout, fiveColumns }) {
   return (
     <div
       key={services.name}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function ServicesGroup({ services, layout, fiveColumns }) {
         }
         <h2 className="text-theme-800 dark:text-theme-300 text-xl font-medium">{services.name}</h2>
       </div>
-      <List services={services.services} layout={layout} />
+      <List group={group} services={services.services} layout={layout} />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/services/item.jsx b/src/components/services/item.jsx
index 08b8d1f42..36e454cef 100644
--- a/src/components/services/item.jsx
+++ b/src/components/services/item.jsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Kubernetes from "widgets/kubernetes/component";
 import { SettingsContext } from "utils/contexts/settings";
 import ResolvedIcon from "components/resolvedicon";
 
-export default function Item({ service }) {
+export default function Item({ service, group }) {
   const hasLink = service.href && service.href !== "#";
   const { settings } = useContext(SettingsContext);
   const showStats = (service.showStats === false) ? false : settings.showStats;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function Item({ service }) {
           <div className="absolute top-0 right-0 w-1/2 flex flex-row justify-end gap-2 mr-2">
               {service.ping && (
                 <div className="flex-shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center cursor-pointer">
-                  <Ping service={service} />
+                  <Ping group={group} service={service.name} />
                   <span className="sr-only">Ping status</span>
                 </div>
               )}
diff --git a/src/components/services/list.jsx b/src/components/services/list.jsx
index c8028df50..85083af3c 100644
--- a/src/components/services/list.jsx
+++ b/src/components/services/list.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const columnMap = [
   "grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-8",
 ];
 
-export default function List({ services, layout }) {
+export default function List({ group, services, layout }) {
   return (
     <ul
       className={classNames(
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function List({ services, layout }) {
       )}
     >
       {services.map((service) => (
-        <Item key={service.container ?? service.app ?? service.name} service={service} />
+        <Item key={service.container ?? service.app ?? service.name} service={service} group={group} />
       ))}
     </ul>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/services/ping.jsx b/src/components/services/ping.jsx
index a54b1b556..291bc9e02 100644
--- a/src/components/services/ping.jsx
+++ b/src/components/services/ping.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 
-export default function Ping({ service }) {
+export default function Ping({ group, service }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { data, error } = useSWR(`/api/ping?${new URLSearchParams({ping: service.ping}).toString()}`, {
+  const { data, error } = useSWR(`/api/ping?${new URLSearchParams({ group, service }).toString()}`, {
     refreshInterval: 30000
   });
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default function Ping({ service }) {
     );
   }
 
-  const statusText = `${service.ping}: HTTP status ${data.status}`;
+  const statusText = `${service}: HTTP status ${data.status}`;
   
   if (data.status > 403) {
     return (
diff --git a/src/pages/api/ping.js b/src/pages/api/ping.js
index 96c1b12cc..cfc2aafa8 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/ping.js
+++ b/src/pages/api/ping.js
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 import { performance } from "perf_hooks";
 
+import { getServiceItem } from "utils/config/service-helpers";
 import createLogger from "utils/logger";
 import { httpProxy } from "utils/proxy/http";
 
 const logger = createLogger("ping");
 
 export default async function handler(req, res) {
-    const { ping: pingURL } = req.query;
+    const { group, service } = req.query;
+    const serviceItem = await getServiceItem(group, service);
+    if (!serviceItem) {
+        logger.debug(`No service item found for group ${group} named ${service}`);
+        return res.status(400).send({
+          error: "Unable to find service, see log for details.",
+        });
+    }
+
+    const { ping: pingURL } = serviceItem;
 
     if (!pingURL) {
         logger.debug("No ping URL specified");
diff --git a/src/pages/index.jsx b/src/pages/index.jsx
index e170d4e1d..6180ff51e 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.jsx
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ function Home({ initialSettings }) {
         {services?.length > 0 && (
           <div className="flex flex-wrap p-4 sm:p-8 sm:pt-4 items-start pb-2">
             {services.map((group) => (
-              <ServicesGroup key={group.name} services={group} layout={initialSettings.layout?.[group.name]} fiveColumns={settings.fiveColumns} />
+              <ServicesGroup key={group.name} group={group.name} services={group} layout={initialSettings.layout?.[group.name]} fiveColumns={settings.fiveColumns} />
             ))}
           </div>
         )}
diff --git a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
index c63fa8f2d..d4f7bc4e3 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
+++ b/src/utils/config/service-helpers.js
@@ -328,16 +328,13 @@ export function cleanServiceGroups(groups) {
   }));
 }
 
-export default async function getServiceWidget(group, service) {
+export async function getServiceItem(group, service) {
   const configuredServices = await servicesFromConfig();
 
   const serviceGroup = configuredServices.find((g) => g.name === group);
   if (serviceGroup) {
     const serviceEntry = serviceGroup.services.find((s) => s.name === service);
-    if (serviceEntry) {
-      const { widget } = serviceEntry;
-      return widget;
-    }
+    if (serviceEntry) return serviceEntry;
   }
 
   const discoveredServices = await servicesFromDocker();
@@ -345,20 +342,24 @@ export default async function getServiceWidget(group, service) {
   const dockerServiceGroup = discoveredServices.find((g) => g.name === group);
   if (dockerServiceGroup) {
     const dockerServiceEntry = dockerServiceGroup.services.find((s) => s.name === service);
-    if (dockerServiceEntry) {
-      const { widget } = dockerServiceEntry;
-      return widget;
-    }
+    if (dockerServiceEntry) return dockerServiceEntry;
   }
 
   const kubernetesServices = await servicesFromKubernetes();
   const kubernetesServiceGroup = kubernetesServices.find((g) => g.name === group);
   if (kubernetesServiceGroup) {
     const kubernetesServiceEntry = kubernetesServiceGroup.services.find((s) => s.name === service);
-    if (kubernetesServiceEntry) {
-      const { widget } = kubernetesServiceEntry;
-      return widget;
-    }
+    if (kubernetesServiceEntry) return kubernetesServiceEntry;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+export default async function getServiceWidget(group, service) {
+  const serviceItem = await getServiceItem(group, service);
+  if (serviceItem) {
+    const { widget } = serviceItem;
+    return widget;
   }
 
   return false;