diff --git a/microservices/realtime/src/Services/RegistrationChannelResolver.php b/microservices/realtime/src/Services/RegistrationChannelResolver.php
index 25b880ae64f..e1d01e3701e 100644
--- a/microservices/realtime/src/Services/RegistrationChannelResolver.php
+++ b/microservices/realtime/src/Services/RegistrationChannelResolver.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Services;
 
+use Doctrine\DBAL\Exception\ConnectionLost;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Ivoz\Provider\Domain\Model\Administrator\AdministratorInterface;
 use Ivoz\Provider\Domain\Model\Administrator\AdministratorRepository;
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ public function criteriaToString(
         array $registerCriteria
     ) {
         $connection = $this->em->getConnection();
-        $pingError = !$connection->ping();
-        if ($pingError) {
+        try {
+            $connection->executeStatement('SELECT 1');
+        } catch (ConnectionLost $e) {
             $connection->close();
             $connection->connect();
         }