diff --git a/src/Connection.php b/src/Connection.php
index ef77ac1..bfc3f70 100644
--- a/src/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Connection.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public function disconnect()
     public function ping($reconnect = true)
     {
         try {
-            $this->exec('SELECT 1');
+            $this->query('SELECT 1')->closeCursor();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             if (! $reconnect) {
                 return false;