diff --git a/restic_volume_backup/cli.py b/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
index 5751969..218ef5b 100644
--- a/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
+++ b/restic_volume_backup/cli.py
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ def status(config, containers):
 
         if container.mysql_backup_enabled:
             logger.info(' -> mysql %s', container.mysql_backup_enabled)
+            creds = container.get_mysql_credentials()
+            restic.ping_mysql(
+                creds['host'],
+                creds['port'],
+                creds['username'],
+                creds['password'],
+            )
 
     if len(backup_containers) == 0:
         logger.info("No containers in the project has 'restic-volume-backup.enabled' label")