diff --git a/src/Mysqli/MysqliDriver.php b/src/Mysqli/MysqliDriver.php
index 0e0f791c..c278274f 100644
--- a/src/Mysqli/MysqliDriver.php
+++ b/src/Mysqli/MysqliDriver.php
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public static function isSupported()
     public function connected()
     {
         if (\is_object($this->connection)) {
-            return $this->connection->ping();
+            return $this->connection->stat() !== false;
         }
 
         return false;