diff --git a/roles/prometheus-blackbox-exporter/tasks/main.yml b/roles/prometheus-blackbox-exporter/tasks/main.yml
index a571e907..8e9915c6 100644
--- a/roles/prometheus-blackbox-exporter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/prometheus-blackbox-exporter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: Configure the exporter to allow pings
+  debconf:
+    name: "prometheus-blackbox-exporter"
+    question: "prometheus-blackbox-exporter/want_cap_net_raw"
+    value: "true"
+    vtype: "boolean"
+  notify: Restart prometheus-blackbox-exporter
+
 - name: Install Prometheus Blackbox exporter
   apt:
     update_cache: true