diff --git a/applications/luci-app-statistics/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/statistics/plugins/ping.js b/applications/luci-app-statistics/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/statistics/plugins/ping.js
index e08ff6497b..0c827e8a0b 100644
--- a/applications/luci-app-statistics/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/statistics/plugins/ping.js
+++ b/applications/luci-app-statistics/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/statistics/plugins/ping.js
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ return baseclass.extend({
 		o.depends('enable', '1');
 
 	    o=s.option(form.Value,'MaxMissed',_('Maximum Missed Packets'),
-		       _('When a host has not replied to this number of packets in a row, re-resolve the hostname in DNS.  Useful for dynamic DNS hosts.'));
-		o.placeholder = '10';
-		o.datatype = 'uinteger';
+		       _('When a host has not replied to this number of packets in a row, re-resolve the hostname in DNS.  Useful for dynamic DNS hosts.  Default is -1 = disabled.'));
+		o.placeholder = '-1';
+		o.datatype = 'and(min(-1),integer)'
 		o.optional = true;
 		o.depends('enable', '1');
 	},