diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/all.cfg.j2 b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/all.cfg.j2
index 445c3e5700..56d750a592 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/all.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/templates/nagios/hostgroups/all.cfg.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 define hostgroup{
        hostgroup_name {{ key }}
        alias          {{ key }}
-       members        {% for host in groups[key] %}{{host}}, {% endfor %} 
+       members        {% for host in groups[key] %}{% if hostvars[host].nagios_Check_Services['ping'] == true %}{{host}}{% endif %}, {% endfor %} 
 
 }
 {% endif %}