diff --git a/misc/misc_operations.rb b/misc/misc_operations.rb
index 3745c99b1..4232f80e8 100644
--- a/misc/misc_operations.rb
+++ b/misc/misc_operations.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def self.run_script_daemonized(resource_name, filename, task_name)
     serv = LanternResource[name: resource_name].representative_server
     serv.vm.sshable.cmd("common/bin/daemonizer 'sudo #{filename}' #{task_name}")
 
-    task_logs resource_name, "#{task_name}"
+    task_logs resource_name, task_name.to_s
   end
 
   def self.create_all_indexes_concurrently_script(resource_name, filename)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def self.create_all_indexes_concurrently_script(resource_name, filename)
       if !indexes.empty?
         queries = []
         indexes.each {
-          queries.push(_1.gsub(/create\s+index/i, 'CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY')[1..-2])
+          queries.push(_1.gsub(/create\s+index/i, "CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY")[1..-2])
         }
 
         queries.map do |query|
diff --git a/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus.rb b/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus.rb
index cea36131e..5931a22ea 100644
--- a/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus.rb
+++ b/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus.rb
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ def destroy_domain
   end
 
   def available?
-    vm.sshable.invalidate_cache_entry
-
+    status = false
     begin
-      lantern_server.run_query("SELECT 1")
-      return true
+      session = Sequel.connect(lantern_server.connection_string)
+      session["SELECT 1"]
+      status = true
     rescue
     end
 
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ def available?
     rescue
     end
 
-    false
+    status
   end
 
   label def prewarm_indexes
diff --git a/spec/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus_spec.rb b/spec/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus_spec.rb
index ff9846639..a05a65008 100644
--- a/spec/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/prog/lantern/lantern_server_nexus_spec.rb
@@ -748,40 +748,30 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#update_memory_limits" do
-    it "updates memory limits" do
-      expect(nx).to receive(:when_update_memory_limits_set?).and_yield
-      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:run_query)
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:invalidate_cache_entry)
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:cmd).with("sudo lantern/bin/update_memory_limits")
-      expect { nx.wait_db_available }.to hop("wait")
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "#available" do
     it "marks as available" do
-      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:run_query)
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:invalidate_cache_entry)
+      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:connection_string)
+      session = instance_double(Hash)
+      expect(session).to receive(:[]).with("SELECT 1")
+      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:cmd).with("sudo lantern/bin/logs --tail 5").and_return("logs")
+      expect(Sequel).to receive(:connect).and_return(session)
       expect(nx.available?).to be(true)
     end
 
     it "does not mark as unavailable if redo in progress" do
-      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:run_query).and_raise "err"
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:invalidate_cache_entry)
+      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:connection_string)
+      session = instance_double(Hash)
+      expect(session).to receive(:[]).with("SELECT 1").and_raise "err"
+      expect(Sequel).to receive(:connect).and_return(session)
       expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:cmd).with("sudo lantern/bin/logs --tail 5").and_return("redo in progress")
       expect(nx.available?).to be(true)
     end
 
-    it "marks unavailable if cmd fails" do
-      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:run_query).and_raise "err"
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:invalidate_cache_entry)
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:cmd).with("sudo lantern/bin/logs --tail 5").and_raise
-      expect(nx.available?).to be(false)
-    end
-
     it "marks unavailable if cmd returns other logs" do
-      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:run_query).and_raise "err"
-      expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:invalidate_cache_entry)
+      expect(lantern_server).to receive(:connection_string)
+      session = instance_double(Hash)
+      expect(session).to receive(:[]).with("SELECT 1").and_raise "err"
+      expect(Sequel).to receive(:connect).and_return(session)
       expect(lantern_server.vm.sshable).to receive(:cmd).with("sudo lantern/bin/logs --tail 5").and_return("logs")
       expect(nx.available?).to be(false)
     end