diff --git a/server/internal/db/mysql.go b/server/internal/db/mysql.go
index f04111d..772e677 100644
--- a/server/internal/db/mysql.go
+++ b/server/internal/db/mysql.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package db
 
 import (
     "database/sql"
+    "strings"
 
     _ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
@@ -12,6 +13,16 @@ func ConnectMySQL(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
         return nil, err
     }
     if err := db.Ping(); err != nil {
+        // Error 8001: Not allowed to execute statement that may change data on polar slave
+        // This error can occur on read-only replicas but the connection may still be usable
+        // Try a simple SELECT to verify the connection is actually working
+        if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "8001") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "polar slave") {
+            var dummy int
+            if testErr := db.QueryRow("SELECT 1").Scan(&dummy); testErr == nil {
+                // Connection is actually working, ignore the ping error
+                return db, nil
+            }
+        }
         return nil, err
     }
     return db, nil
diff --git a/server/server b/server/server
index 0a82b64..a6714de 100755
Binary files a/server/server and b/server/server differ