diff --git a/node/ferret-libp2p/src/behaviour.rs b/node/ferret-libp2p/src/behaviour.rs
index 0ad2c81e69c0..73ad16db9a8e 100644
--- a/node/ferret-libp2p/src/behaviour.rs
+++ b/node/ferret-libp2p/src/behaviour.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,25 @@ use libp2p::core::identity::Keypair;
 use libp2p::core::PeerId;
 use libp2p::gossipsub::{Gossipsub, GossipsubConfig, GossipsubEvent, Topic, TopicHash};
 use libp2p::mdns::{Mdns, MdnsEvent};
+use libp2p::ping::{
+    handler::{PingFailure, PingSuccess},
+    Ping, PingEvent,
+};
 use libp2p::swarm::{NetworkBehaviourAction, NetworkBehaviourEventProcess};
 use libp2p::tokio_io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use libp2p::NetworkBehaviour;
+use slog::{debug, Logger};
 
 #[derive(NetworkBehaviour)]
 #[behaviour(out_event = "MyBehaviourEvent", poll_method = "poll")]
 pub struct MyBehaviour<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> {
     pub gossipsub: Gossipsub<TSubstream>,
     pub mdns: Mdns<TSubstream>,
+    pub ping: Ping<TSubstream>,
     #[behaviour(ignore)]
     events: Vec<MyBehaviourEvent>,
+    #[behaviour(ignore)]
+    log: Logger,
 }
 
 pub enum MyBehaviourEvent {
@@ -61,6 +69,41 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<GossipsubE
     }
 }
 
+impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> NetworkBehaviourEventProcess<PingEvent>
+    for MyBehaviour<TSubstream>
+{
+    fn inject_event(&mut self, event: PingEvent) {
+        match event.result {
+            Result::Ok(PingSuccess::Ping { rtt }) => {
+                debug!(
+                    self.log,
+                    "PingSuccess::Ping rtt to {} is {} ms",
+                    event.peer.to_base58(),
+                    rtt.as_millis()
+                );
+            }
+            Result::Ok(PingSuccess::Pong) => {
+                debug!(
+                    self.log,
+                    "PingSuccess::Pong from {}",
+                    event.peer.to_base58()
+                );
+            }
+            Result::Err(PingFailure::Timeout) => {
+                debug!(self.log, "PingFailure::Timeout {}", event.peer.to_base58());
+            }
+            Result::Err(PingFailure::Other { error }) => {
+                debug!(
+                    self.log,
+                    "PingFailure::Other {}: {}",
+                    event.peer.to_base58(),
+                    error
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> MyBehaviour<TSubstream> {
     /// Consumes the events list when polled.
     fn poll<TBehaviourIn>(
@@ -74,12 +117,14 @@ impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> MyBehaviour<TSubstream> {
 }
 
 impl<TSubstream: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite> MyBehaviour<TSubstream> {
-    pub fn new(local_key: &Keypair) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(log: Logger, local_key: &Keypair) -> Self {
         let local_peer_id = local_key.public().into_peer_id();
         let gossipsub_config = GossipsubConfig::default();
         MyBehaviour {
             gossipsub: Gossipsub::new(local_peer_id, gossipsub_config),
             mdns: Mdns::new().expect("Failed to create mDNS service"),
+            ping: Ping::default(),
+            log,
             events: vec![],
         }
     }
diff --git a/node/ferret-libp2p/src/service.rs b/node/ferret-libp2p/src/service.rs
index 4e8aeb2919a7..b45b467dffd1 100644
--- a/node/ferret-libp2p/src/service.rs
+++ b/node/ferret-libp2p/src/service.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl Libp2pService {
         let transport = build_transport(local_key.clone());
 
         let mut swarm = {
-            let be = MyBehaviour::new(&local_key);
+            let be = MyBehaviour::new(log.clone(), &local_key);
             Swarm::new(transport, be, local_peer_id)
         };
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub enum NetworkEvent {
     },
 }
 
-fn build_transport(local_key: identity::Keypair) -> Boxed<(PeerId, StreamMuxerBox), Error> {
+pub fn build_transport(local_key: identity::Keypair) -> Boxed<(PeerId, StreamMuxerBox), Error> {
     let transport = libp2p::tcp::TcpConfig::new().nodelay(true);
     let transport = libp2p::dns::DnsConfig::new(transport);