diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/Connection/ReliableConnectionTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/Connection/ReliableConnectionTests.cs
index 792774bb..6ac2d9b8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/Connection/ReliableConnectionTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/Connection/ReliableConnectionTests.cs
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests.Connection
                 ConnectionInfo connInfo = result.ConnectionInfo;
                 DbConnection connection = connInfo.ConnectionTypeToConnectionMap[ConnectionType.Default];
 
-
+                Assert.True(connection.State == ConnectionState.Open, "Connection should be open.");
                 Assert.True(ReliableConnectionHelper.IsAuthenticatingDatabaseMaster(connection));
 
                 SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder();