diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 3f3ac3517..0d8a55000 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ void createSharedObjects(void) {
     shared.justid = createStringObject("JUSTID",6);
     shared.lastid = createStringObject("LASTID",6);
     shared.default_username = createStringObject("default",7);
-    shared.ping = createStringObject("ping",7);
+    shared.ping = createStringObject("ping",4);
     shared.setid = createStringObject("SETID",5);
     shared.keepttl = createStringObject("KEEPTTL",7);
     shared.load = createStringObject("LOAD",4);