diff --git a/mobc-redis/src/lib.rs b/mobc-redis/src/lib.rs
index 332ca0a..3192df2 100644
--- a/mobc-redis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mobc-redis/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
-pub use redis;
 pub use mobc;
+pub use redis;
 
 use mobc::async_trait;
 use mobc::Manager;
 use redis::aio::Connection;
 use redis::{Client, ErrorKind};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 
 pub struct RedisConnectionManager {
     client: Client,
+    ping_count: AtomicU32,
 }
 
 impl RedisConnectionManager {
     pub fn new(c: Client) -> Self {
-        Self { client: c }
+        Self {
+            client: c,
+            ping_count: AtomicU32::new(0),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -27,12 +32,12 @@ impl Manager for RedisConnectionManager {
     }
 
     async fn check(&self, mut conn: Self::Connection) -> Result<Self::Connection, Self::Error> {
-        let pong: String = redis::cmd("PING").query_async(&mut conn).await?;
-        if pong.as_str() != "PONG" {
+        let ping = self.ping_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        let ping = format!("PONG {}", ping);
+        let pong: String = redis::cmd("PING").arg(&ping).query_async(&mut conn).await?;
+        if pong != ping {
             return Err((ErrorKind::ResponseError, "pong response error").into());
         }
         Ok(conn)
     }
 }
-
-