diff --git a/storage/store/sql/sql.go b/storage/store/sql/sql.go
index 0d2a68b9..4b40e1f6 100644
--- a/storage/store/sql/sql.go
+++ b/storage/store/sql/sql.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func NewStore(driver, path string) (*Store, error) {
 	if store.db, err = sql.Open(driver, path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := store.db.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if driver == "sqlite" {
 		_, _ = store.db.Exec("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON")
 		_, _ = store.db.Exec("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")