diff --git a/src/PhpseclibV3/SimpleConnectivityChecker.php b/src/PhpseclibV3/SimpleConnectivityChecker.php
index 2e198f2ec..fddcdb566 100644
--- a/src/PhpseclibV3/SimpleConnectivityChecker.php
+++ b/src/PhpseclibV3/SimpleConnectivityChecker.php
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@
 namespace League\Flysystem\PhpseclibV3;
 
 use phpseclib3\Net\SFTP;
+use Throwable;
 
 class SimpleConnectivityChecker implements ConnectivityChecker
 {
     public function isConnected(SFTP $connection): bool
     {
-        return $connection->isConnected();
+        try {
+            return $connection->ping();
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }