diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index e65cd87..6fc860b 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ import (
 // createConnection creates a connection to mysql database
 func createConnection() *sql.DB {
 	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", "root:password@tcp(127.0.0.1:3306)/test")
-	fmt.Println("sql open " + err.Error())
-	return db
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
 }