diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
index 5de67322e..f347fa3d6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping.go
@@ -171,17 +171,17 @@ func (p *Ping) args(url string) []string {
 	// Build the ping command args based on toml config
 	args := []string{"-c", strconv.Itoa(p.Count), "-n", "-s", "16"}
 	if p.PingInterval > 0 {
-		args = append(args, "-i", strconv.FormatFloat(p.PingInterval, 'f', 1, 64))
+		args = append(args, "-i", strconv.FormatFloat(p.PingInterval, 'f', -1, 64))
 	}
 	if p.Timeout > 0 {
 		switch runtime.GOOS {
 		case "darwin":
-			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout*1000, 'f', 1, 64))
+			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout*1000, 'f', -1, 64))
 		case "linux":
-			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout, 'f', 1, 64))
+			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout, 'f', -1, 64))
 		default:
 			// Not sure the best option here, just assume GNU ping?
-			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout, 'f', 1, 64))
+			args = append(args, "-W", strconv.FormatFloat(p.Timeout, 'f', -1, 64))
 		}
 	}
 	if p.Deadline > 0 {
@@ -243,21 +243,24 @@ func processPingOutput(out string) (int, int, float64, float64, float64, float64
 			}
 		} else if strings.Contains(line, "min/avg/max") {
 			stats := strings.Split(line, " ")[3]
-			min, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[0], 64)
+			data := strings.Split(stats, "/")
+			min, err = strconv.ParseFloat(data[0], 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				return trans, recv, min, avg, max, stddev, err
 			}
-			avg, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[1], 64)
+			avg, err = strconv.ParseFloat(data[1], 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				return trans, recv, min, avg, max, stddev, err
 			}
-			max, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[2], 64)
+			max, err = strconv.ParseFloat(data[2], 64)
 			if err != nil {
 				return trans, recv, min, avg, max, stddev, err
 			}
-			stddev, err = strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Split(stats, "/")[3], 64)
-			if err != nil {
-				return trans, recv, min, avg, max, stddev, err
+			if len(data) == 4 {
+				stddev, err = strconv.ParseFloat(data[3], 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					return trans, recv, min, avg, max, stddev, err
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
index 85f5ca079..9817d07c6 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/ping/ping_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,19 @@ PING www.google.com (216.58.218.164) 56(84) bytes of data.
 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 35.225/43.628/51.806/5.325 ms
 `
 
+// BusyBox v1.24.1 (2017-02-28 03:28:13 CET) multi-call binary
+var busyBoxPingOutput = `
+PING 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8): 56 data bytes
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=0 ttl=56 time=22.559 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=1 ttl=56 time=15.810 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=2 ttl=56 time=16.262 ms
+64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: seq=3 ttl=56 time=15.815 ms
+
+--- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics ---
+4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
+round-trip min/avg/max = 15.810/17.611/22.559 ms
+`
+
 // Fatal ping output (invalid argument)
 var fatalPingOutput = `
 ping: -i interval too short: Operation not permitted
@@ -65,6 +78,15 @@ func TestProcessPingOutput(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.InDelta(t, 43.628, avg, 0.001)
 	assert.InDelta(t, 51.806, max, 0.001)
 	assert.InDelta(t, 5.325, stddev, 0.001)
+
+	trans, rec, min, avg, max, stddev, err = processPingOutput(busyBoxPingOutput)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, trans, "4 packets were transmitted")
+	assert.Equal(t, 4, rec, "4 packets were transmitted")
+	assert.InDelta(t, 15.810, min, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 17.611, avg, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 22.559, max, 0.001)
+	assert.InDelta(t, -1.0, stddev, 0.001)
 }
 
 // Test that processPingOutput returns an error when 'ping' fails to run, such
@@ -106,7 +128,7 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			"12000.0", "www.google.com"}
 	default:
 		expected = []string{"-c", "2", "-n", "-s", "16", "-I", "eth0", "-W",
-			"12.0", "www.google.com"}
+			"12", "www.google.com"}
 	}
 
 	p.Deadline = 24
@@ -117,7 +139,7 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			"12000.0", "-t", "24", "www.google.com"}
 	default:
 		expected = []string{"-c", "2", "-n", "-s", "16", "-I", "eth0", "-W",
-			"12.0", "-w", "24", "www.google.com"}
+			"12", "-w", "24", "www.google.com"}
 	}
 
 	sort.Strings(actual)
@@ -133,7 +155,7 @@ func TestArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			"12000.0", "-t", "24", "-i", "1.2", "www.google.com"}
 	default:
 		expected = []string{"-c", "2", "-n", "-s", "16", "-I", "eth0", "-W",
-			"12.0", "-w", "24", "-i", "1.2", "www.google.com"}
+			"12", "-w", "24", "-i", "1.2", "www.google.com"}
 	}
 	sort.Strings(actual)
 	sort.Strings(expected)