diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
index 13c745f7fdee5..113cb0ab700b0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def connection_class # :nodoc:
       # #connection or #with_connection methods. Connections obtained through
       # #checkout will not be detected by #active_connection?
       def active_connection?
-        @thread_cached_conns[connection_cache_key(current_thread)]
+        @thread_cached_conns.try(:[], connection_cache_key(current_thread))
       end
 
       # Signal that the thread is finished with the current connection.