diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb
index 7cb230fd3a..fe581a14b5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         active_connections.each_value do |connection|
-          connection.verify!(@@connection_cache_timeout)
+          connection.verify!(@@verification_timeout)
         end
       end