diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/database/luasql.lua b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/database/luasql.lua
index f5d5d38e7d..00bb965609 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/database/luasql.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/resources/functions/database/luasql.lua
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ function LuaSQLDatabase:release()
 end
 
 function LuaSQLDatabase:connected()
-  return self._dbh and self._dbh:connected()
+  if not self._dbh then
+    return false
+  end
+  local str = tostring(self._dbh)
+  return not string.find(str, 'closed')
 end
 
 end