}
	return target.isActive()
}

func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
	defer cancel()

	err := target.checkAndInitClient(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

	return target.client.ping(ctx, target.args)
}