diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
index 77efb61aa..61bd746be 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/pool/PoolBase.java
@@ -143,28 +143,30 @@ boolean isConnectionAlive(final Connection connection)
    {
       try {
          try {
+            setNetworkTimeout(connection, validationTimeout);
+
+            final long validationSeconds = (int) Math.max(1000L, validationTimeout) / 1000;
+
             if (isUseJdbc4Validation) {
-               return connection.isValid((int) MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(Math.max(1000L, validationTimeout)));
+               return connection.isValid((int) validationSeconds);
             }
 
-            setNetworkTimeout(connection, validationTimeout);
-
             try (Statement statement = connection.createStatement()) {
                if (isNetworkTimeoutSupported != TRUE) {
-                  setQueryTimeout(statement, (int) MILLISECONDS.toSeconds(Math.max(1000L, validationTimeout)));
+                  setQueryTimeout(statement, (int) validationSeconds);
                }
 
                statement.execute(config.getConnectionTestQuery());
             }
          }
          finally {
+            setNetworkTimeout(connection, networkTimeout);
+
             if (isIsolateInternalQueries && !isAutoCommit) {
                connection.rollback();
             }
          }
 
-         setNetworkTimeout(connection, networkTimeout);
-
          return true;
       }
       catch (Exception e) {