diff --git a/src/nettest.rs b/src/nettest.rs
index 9e93c7e..a75be85 100644
--- a/src/nettest.rs
+++ b/src/nettest.rs
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ struct Cli {
 enum Commands {
     // ping subcommand
     Ping {
-        #[clap(default_value_t = String::from("8.8.8.8"))]
-        host: String
+        #[clap(short = 't', default_value_t = String::from("8.8.8.8"))]
+        host: String,
+        #[clap(short = 'c', default_value_t = 30)]
+        count: u16,
     },
 
     // bandwidth test subcommand
     Bandwidth {
-        #[clap(default_value_t = String::from("https://www.bitgoblin.tech/hardware-tests/export-01.mp4"))]
+        #[clap(short = 'd', default_value_t = String::from("https://www.bitgoblin.tech/hardware-tests/export-01.mp4"))]
         download: String,
-        #[clap(default_value_t = String::from("./tempfile"))]
+        #[clap(short = 'o', default_value_t = String::from("./tempfile"))]
         output: String,
     },
 }
@@ -32,19 +34,19 @@ fn main() {
 
     // map subcommands back to the main command
     match &cli.command {
-        Commands::Ping { host } => ping_host(host),
+        Commands::Ping { host, count } => ping_host(host, count),
         Commands::Bandwidth { download, output } => bandwidth_test(download, output)
     }
 }
 
 // ping a host
-fn ping_host(host: &str) {
-    println!("Pinging host {}", host);
+fn ping_host(host: &str, count: &u16) {
+    println!("Pinging host {}, {} times.", host, count);
 
-    // run the ping command with 100 pings
+    // run the ping command
     let output = process::Command::new("ping")
         .arg(host)
-        .arg("-c 100")
+        .arg(format!("-c {}", count))
         .output()
         .expect("Failed to execute command");