diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
index 3944c29b34a..3e06130245f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
@@ -3744,7 +3744,6 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
     @Override
     public PingCommand getCurrentStatus(long id) {
         try {
-            Connection conn = getConnection();
             if (!pingXenServer()) {
                 Thread.sleep(1000);
                 if (!pingXenServer()) {
@@ -3752,6 +3751,7 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
                     return null;
                 }
             }
+            Connection conn = getConnection();
             HashMap<String, State> newStates = deltaSync(conn);
             if (newStates == null) {
                 s_logger.warn("Unable to get current status from sync");