diff --git a/lib/dbi/ogs-mongoc.c b/lib/dbi/ogs-mongoc.c
index a9e6c21e8..ae8fcd15e 100644
--- a/lib/dbi/ogs-mongoc.c
+++ b/lib/dbi/ogs-mongoc.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ogs_mongoc_mongoc_client_get_server_status (mongoc_client_t *client, /* IN */
 
    BSON_ASSERT (client);
 
-   BSON_APPEND_INT32 (&cmd, "serverStatus", 1);
+   BSON_APPEND_INT32 (&cmd, "ping", 1);
    ret = mongoc_client_command_simple (
       client, "admin", &cmd, read_prefs, reply, error);
    bson_destroy (&cmd);