diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
index c19c31f8..9960b08b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/config.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
       oauthScope: process.env.OAUTH_SCOPE,
       oauthLogout: process.env.OAUTH_LOGOUT,
       isLoginForm: !!process.env.AD_URL || (!!logins && !process.env.BASIC_AUTH),
+      storageDatabase: process.env.STORAGE_DATABASE,
       logsFilePath: getLogsFilePath(),
       connectionsFilePath: path.join(datadir(), 'connections.jsonl'),
       ...currentVersion,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js b/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
index 259f1907..aed248bf 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/utility/connectionsPinger.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { getConnectionList } from './metadataLoaders';
 // };
 
 const doServerPing = value => {
-  apiCall('server-connections/ping', { conidArray: value, strmid });
+  apiCall('server-connections/ping', { conidArray: ['__storage', ...value], strmid });
 };
 
 const doDatabasePing = value => {