diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b001677c5ef49..65fcf6fe8e472 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema/v5 v5.3.1
 	github.com/sensu/sensu-go/api/core/v2 v2.16.0
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.23.9
-	github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.6
+	github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.7
 	github.com/signalfx/golib/v3 v3.3.53
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/sleepinggenius2/gosmi v0.4.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e28ec4e2cfbd8..72bc2800a21bf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2074,8 +2074,8 @@ github.com/shopspring/decimal v0.0.0-20180709203117-cd690d0c9e24/go.mod h1:M+9Nz
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1 h1:2Usl1nmF/WZucqkFZhnfFYxxxu8LG21F6nPQBE5gKV8=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.3.1/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
-github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.6 h1:WPq8vhD1aHzt23hJA+wHe3MLOXsVrMMOjU2UO98pOSc=
-github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.6/go.mod h1:uLgdWCNarXxlYsL2E5TOZpCIwpgSWnEANZp7gfHXHu0=
+github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.7 h1:U0uMD9v4QS2JEqBoCHPWYQ1S9f87AnSSl5WsT+sBX6c=
+github.com/showwin/speedtest-go v1.6.7/go.mod h1:uLgdWCNarXxlYsL2E5TOZpCIwpgSWnEANZp7gfHXHu0=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/signalfx/com_signalfx_metrics_protobuf v0.0.3 h1:32k2QLgsKhcEs55q4REPKyIadvid5FPy2+VMgvbmKJ0=
 github.com/signalfx/com_signalfx_metrics_protobuf v0.0.3/go.mod h1:gJrXWi7wSGXfiC7+VheQaz+ypdCt5SmZNL+BRxUe7y4=
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
index bf8706c258110..a28c04b0afe3c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed.go
@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@ func (is *InternetSpeed) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 }
 
 func (is *InternetSpeed) findClosestServer() error {
+	proto := speedtest.HTTP
+	if os.Getegid() <= 0 {
+		proto = speedtest.ICMP
+	}
+
 	client := speedtest.New(speedtest.WithUserConfig(&speedtest.UserConfig{
 		UserAgent:  internal.ProductToken(),
-		ICMP:       os.Geteuid() == 0 || os.Geteuid() == -1,
+		PingMode:   proto,
 		SavingMode: is.MemorySavingMode,
 	}))
 	if is.Connections > 0 {
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed_test.go b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed_test.go
index 4dbafe3731b01..2549a3c0b2fe4 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/internet_speed/internet_speed_test.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ func TestGathering(t *testing.T) {
 		MemorySavingMode: true,
 		Log:              testutil.Logger{},
 	}
+	require.NoError(t, internetSpeed.Init())
 
 	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
-
 	require.NoError(t, internetSpeed.Gather(acc))
 }
 
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ func TestDataGen(t *testing.T) {
 		MemorySavingMode: true,
 		Log:              testutil.Logger{},
 	}
+	require.NoError(t, internetSpeed.Init())
 
 	acc := &testutil.Accumulator{}
 	require.NoError(t, internetSpeed.Gather(acc))
 
 	metric, ok := acc.Get("internet_speed")
 	require.True(t, ok)
-
-	tags := metric.Tags
-
-	fields := metric.Fields
-
-	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "internet_speed", fields, tags)
+	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "internet_speed", metric.Fields, metric.Tags)
 }