diff --git a/backend/core/runner/db.go b/backend/core/runner/db.go
index af0a3386c4c..740a9ab49ba 100644
--- a/backend/core/runner/db.go
+++ b/backend/core/runner/db.go
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ func CheckDbConnection(dbUrl string, d time.Duration) errors.Error {
 		db, err := getDbConnection(dbUrl, &gorm.Config{})
 		if err != nil {
 			result <- errors.Convert(err)
+			return
 		}
 		if d > 0 {
 			var cancel context.CancelFunc
diff --git a/backend/go.mod b/backend/go.mod
index b336da9baf3..8d0f833b891 100644
--- a/backend/go.mod
+++ b/backend/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	gorm.io/datatypes v1.0.1
 	gorm.io/driver/mysql v1.5.1
 	gorm.io/driver/postgres v1.5.2
-	gorm.io/gorm v1.25.1
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.25.5
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/backend/go.sum b/backend/go.sum
index 06e41338c2c..119d67a5aa7 100644
--- a/backend/go.sum
+++ b/backend/go.sum
@@ -1158,6 +1158,8 @@ gorm.io/gorm v1.21.4/go.mod h1:0HFTzE/SqkGTzK6TlDPPQbAYCluiVvhzoA1+aVyzenw=
 gorm.io/gorm v1.21.6/go.mod h1:F+OptMscr0P2F2qU97WT1WimdH9GaQPoDW7AYd5i2Y0=
 gorm.io/gorm v1.25.1 h1:nsSALe5Pr+cM3V1qwwQ7rOkw+6UeLrX5O4v3llhHa64=
 gorm.io/gorm v1.25.1/go.mod h1:L4uxeKpfBml98NYqVqwAdmV1a2nBtAec/cf3fpucW/k=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.25.5 h1:zR9lOiiYf09VNh5Q1gphfyia1JpiClIWG9hQaxB/mls=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.25.5/go.mod h1:hbnx/Oo0ChWMn1BIhpy1oYozzpM15i4YPuHDmfYtwg8=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190102054323-c2f93a96b099/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190106161140-3f1c8253044a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190418001031-e561f6794a2a/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWhAfAdb/ePZxsR/4RtNHQocxwk9r4=