diff --git a/virtcontainers/clh.go b/virtcontainers/clh.go
index bff50cfdb5..9951716f78 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/clh.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/clh.go
@@ -407,7 +407,12 @@ func (clh *cloudHypervisor) load(s persistapi.HypervisorState) {
 }
 
 func (clh *cloudHypervisor) check() error {
-	return nil
+	cl := clh.client()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), clhApiTimeout*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, _, err := cl.VmmPingGet(ctx)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (clh *cloudHypervisor) getPids() []int {