diff --git a/tests/manager/manager-ctor-server.phpt b/tests/manager/manager-ctor-server.phpt
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+--TEST--
+MongoDB\Driver\Manager::__construct(): check if server is live
+--FILE--
+<?php
+require_once __DIR__ . "/../utils/basic.inc";
+
+$manager = new \MongoDB\Driver\Manager(URI);
+
+$command = new MongoDB\Driver\Command(['ping' => 1]);
+
+try {
+    $manager->executeCommand("test", $command);
+} catch (\MongoDB\Driver\Exception\ConnectionException $e) {
+    echo "Could not connect to MongoDB server: ", $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECT--
+===DONE===