module.py

@@ -217,15 +217,8 @@ def my_render_template( *args, **kwargs ):
 def ping():
     """
         Ping function to check if the web application is healthy.
-        This function need to check all important element of the web application, i.e. the flask app and the postgresql database.
-
-        If the application report a error 500, the healthcheck done by the container orchestrator will fail, hence re-scheduling the container as needed.
     """
-    if not config.db.check():
-        config.db.connect() # Try to re-connect to the database to try to serve the requests before the rescheduling
-        return abort( 500 )
-    else:
-        return "pong"
+    return "pong"
 
 @app.route( baseurl + "/version" )
 def version():