diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
index 823bac69b15..323249bba16 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Core/Utilities/MySQL.py
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def __getWithRetry(self, dbName, totalRetries, retriesLeft):
 
     def __ping(self, conn):
         try:
-            conn.ping(True)
+            conn.ping()
             return True
         except Exception:
             return False