diff --git a/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs b/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
index bd568d4..bc7b7e8 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
+++ b/src/cartservice/cartstore/RedisCartStore.cs
@@ -202,8 +202,10 @@ namespace cartservice.cartstore
         {
             try
             {
-                EnsureRedisConnected();
-                return true;
+                var redis = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(redisConnectionOptions);
+                var cache = redis.GetDatabase();
+                var res = cache.Ping();
+                return res != TimeSpan.Zero;
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {