diff --git a/mem/__init__.py b/mem/__init__.py
index 864ecdd..689249d 100644
--- a/mem/__init__.py
+++ b/mem/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Any, Optional
 
 
 class service:
-    id = int
+    id: int
     url: str
     status: Optional[int]
     online: bool
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class service:
     error: Optional[str]
     ping: Optional[int]
     icon_filetype: str
+    ping_type: int
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -18,11 +19,13 @@ class service:
         label: str = "",
         public: bool = True,
         icon_filetype: str = "svg",
+        ping_type: int = 0,
     ):
         self.id = id
         self.url = url
         self.public = public
         self.label = label
+        self.ping_type = ping_type
 
         self.online = False
         self.status = None
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ class service:
             "label": self.label,
             "icon_filetype": self.icon_filetype,
             "id": self.id,
+            "ping_type": self.ping_type,
         }
 
     def set_status(self, status: Optional[int]):
@@ -64,7 +68,9 @@ services: list[service] = [
     service(4, "https://request.ihatemen.uk/", "Overseerr"),
     service(5, "https://id.ihatemen.uk/", "PocketID"),
     service(6, "http://tautulli.local", "Tautulli", False),
-    service(7, "https://transmission.local", "Transmission", False),
+    service(
+        7, "https://transmission.local", "Transmission", False, ping_type=1
+    ),
     service(8, "https://vault.ihatemen.uk", "Vault Warden"),
     service(9, "https://nginx.local", "Nginx (NPM)", False),
 ]
diff --git a/poll_services.py b/poll_services.py
index 8e40d14..0e285e3 100644
--- a/poll_services.py
+++ b/poll_services.py
@@ -7,11 +7,22 @@ import time
 async def check_service(client: httpx.AsyncClient, s: service):
     try:
         before = time.perf_counter()
-        r = await client.get(
-            url=s.url,
-            follow_redirects=True,
-            timeout=1,
-        )
+        match s.ping_type:
+            case 0:
+                r = await client.head(
+                    url=s.url,
+                    follow_redirects=True,
+                    timeout=1,
+                )
+            case 1:
+                r = await client.get(
+                    url=s.url,
+                    follow_redirects=True,
+                    timeout=1,
+                )
+            case _:
+                raise httpx.HTTPError("Unknown ping type")
+
         after = time.perf_counter()
         s.set_error(None)
         s.set_online(r.status_code == 200)
@@ -33,9 +44,10 @@ def start_async_loop():
 
 async def update_services(loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop):
     print("Starting service updates...")
-    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as public_client, httpx.AsyncClient(
-        verify=False
-    ) as local_client:
+    async with (
+        httpx.AsyncClient() as public_client,
+        httpx.AsyncClient(verify=False) as local_client,
+    ):
         while True:
             tasks = [
                 check_service(public_client if s.public else local_client, s)