diff --git a/debugger/Debugger.bsv b/debugger/Debugger.bsv
index 3527c60..e00317c 100644
--- a/debugger/Debugger.bsv
+++ b/debugger/Debugger.bsv
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module mkDebugger(Debugger);
       case (req.first) matches
          tagged Ping: begin
             req.deq();
-            resp.enq(DebugResponse{data: 0});
+            resp.enq(DebugResponse{data: 'hEA});
          end
          tagged MemByteOp .op: begin
             mem_req.enq(op);
diff --git a/debugger/Debugger_Test.bsv b/debugger/Debugger_Test.bsv
index 537c0fe..673b0f8 100644
--- a/debugger/Debugger_Test.bsv
+++ b/debugger/Debugger_Test.bsv
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module mkTB();
 
          action
             let pong <- get();
-            dynamicAssert(pong == VRAMResponse{data: 0}, "wrong pong response");
+            dynamicAssert(pong == VRAMResponse{data: 'hEA}, "wrong pong response");
             dynamicAssert(cycles == 1, "wrong debugger delay");
          endaction