1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
index b7f346e050..3d084bb178 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/postgresql_adapter.rb
@@ -289,7 +289,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def dealloc(key)
-          @connection.query "DEALLOCATE #{key}"
+          @connection.query "DEALLOCATE #{key}" if connection_active?
+        end
+
+        def connection_active?
+          @connection.status == PGconn::CONNECTION_OK
+        rescue PGError
+          false
         end
       end