diff --git a/src/Core/Config/AbstractDbaConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/AbstractDbaConfigAdapter.php
index f7fd701b00..c2e8bda5d5 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/AbstractDbaConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/AbstractDbaConfigAdapter.php
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 abstract class AbstractDbaConfigAdapter
 {
+	/** @var bool */
+	protected $connected = true;
+
 	public function isConnected()
 	{
-		return DBA::connected();
+		return $this->connected;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
index 76476be3aa..ecd88bb3d3 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/JITConfigAdapter.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class JITConfigAdapter extends AbstractDbaConfigAdapter implements IConfigAdapte
 	public function __construct(IConfigCache $configCache)
 	{
 		$this->configCache = $configCache;
+		$this->connected = DBA::connected();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php b/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
index 2fe3d4cdad..96331e7a2c 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/PreloadConfigAdapter.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class PreloadConfigAdapter extends AbstractDbaConfigAdapter implements IConfigAd
 	public function __construct(IConfigCache $configCache)
 	{
 		$this->configCache = $configCache;
+		$this->connected = DBA::connected();
 		$this->load();
 	}