diff --git a/DNN Platform/Library/Data/SqlDataProvider.cs b/DNN Platform/Library/Data/SqlDataProvider.cs
index 888e529d5f7..30697da0a4d 100644
--- a/DNN Platform/Library/Data/SqlDataProvider.cs	
+++ b/DNN Platform/Library/Data/SqlDataProvider.cs	
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ private bool CanConnect()
 
             try
             {
-                this.ExecuteNonQuery(this.ConnectionString, "GetDatabaseVersion");
+                this.ExecuteNonQuery("GetDatabaseVersion");
             }
             catch (SqlException ex)
             {