diff --git a/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java b/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
index b87e52f..f93facf 100644
--- a/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
+++ b/connector-rest-wordpress/src/main/java/edu/unc/polygon/connector/wordpress/WordpressRestConnector.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects.SchemaBuilder;
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.Configuration;
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.Connector;
+import org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.PoolableConnector;
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.ConnectorClass;
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.spi.operations.*;
 import org.identityconnectors.framework.common.exceptions.*;
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
  *
  */
 @ConnectorClass(displayNameKey = "connector.wordpress.rest.display", configurationClass = WordpressRestConfiguration.class)
-public class WordpressRestConnector extends AbstractRestConnector<WordpressRestConfiguration> implements TestOp, SchemaOp, DeleteOp, Connector, CreateOp, UpdateOp, SearchOp<WordpressFilter> {
+public class WordpressRestConnector extends AbstractRestConnector<WordpressRestConfiguration> implements TestOp, SchemaOp, DeleteOp, PoolableConnector, CreateOp, UpdateOp, SearchOp<WordpressFilter> {
 
    private static final Log LOG = Log.getLog(WordpressRestConnector.class);
    protected static final String ATTR_NAME = "username"; //icfs:name
@@ -135,6 +136,12 @@ public void test() {
 
    }
 
+    @Override
+    public void checkAlive() {
+        test();
+    }
+
+
    @Override
    public Schema schema() {
       SchemaBuilder schemaBuilder = new SchemaBuilder(WordpressRestConnector.class);