diff --git a/core/bot.py b/core/bot.py
index 4d33c5c..48e0374 100644
--- a/core/bot.py
+++ b/core/bot.py
@@ -640,20 +640,23 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
         if reset:
             self._negativePass = None
 
-        if self._negativePass is not True:
+        if self._negativePass is None:
+            # We have failed, the blacklisted message has been found
             if negativepass is False:
                 self._negativePass = False
                 debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negativepass is False for {self.num}")
                 return
+            # End of negative output reached with no blacklisted message
             if negativepass is True:
-                if self._negativePass is None:
+                if self._negativePass is None:  # check if it's not failed yet
                     self._negativePass = True
                     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negpass:True positive registration check - {self.num}")
-                    if sinst["ping"]:
-                        debug("Sending ping - %s - %i" % (self.net, self.num))
-                        self.msg(sinst["entity"], sinst["pingmsg"])
-                        debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: sent ping '{sinst['pingmsg']}' to {sinst['entity']} - {self.num}")
-                        return
+                    # if sinst["ping"]:
+                    #     debug("Sending ping - %s - %i" % (self.net, self.num))
+                    #     self.msg(sinst["entity"], sinst["pingmsg"])
+                    #     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: sent ping '{sinst['pingmsg']}'
+                    #  to {sinst['entity']} - {self.num}")
+                    #     return
                 else:
                     debug(f"regPing() {self.net}: negative registration check - {self.num}")
                     return