diff --git a/app/helpers/database.php b/app/helpers/database.php
index 2bce3e9..e52be11 100644
--- a/app/helpers/database.php
+++ b/app/helpers/database.php
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ function connectDB($config, $database = '', $dbFile = '', $platformId = '') {
     if ($database === 'jilo') {
         try {
             if (!$dbFile || !file_exists($dbFile)) {
-                throw new Exception(getError("Invalid platform ID \"{$platformId}\", database file \"{$dbFile}\" not found.
-                                            <br />Check the <a href=\"?page=config&item=platform&platform={$platformId}&action=edit\">platform settings</a>"));
+                throw new Exception(getError("Invalid platform ID \"{$platformId}\", database file \"{$dbFile}\" not found."));
             }
             $db = new Database([
                 'type'		=> 'sqlite',
diff --git a/app/pages/status.php b/app/pages/status.php
index 5d06a20..bb98cd4 100644
--- a/app/pages/status.php
+++ b/app/pages/status.php
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ include '../app/templates/status-server.php';
 // loop through all platforms to check their agents
 foreach ($platformsAll as $platform) {
 
+    // check if we can connect to the jilo database
+    $response = connectDB($config, 'jilo', $platform['jilo_database'], $platform['id']);
+    if ($response['error'] !== null) {
+        $jilo_database_status = '<span class="text-danger">' . htmlspecialchars($response['error']) . '</span>';
+    } else {
+        $jilo_database_status = '<span class="text-success">OK</span>';
+    }
+
     include '../app/templates/status-platform.php';
 
     // fetch agent details for the current platform
diff --git a/app/templates/status-platform.php b/app/templates/status-platform.php
index 463f154..44d9e4e 100644
--- a/app/templates/status-platform.php
+++ b/app/templates/status-platform.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
                     <div class="card-body">
                         <p class="card-text text-left" style="text-align: left;">
                             Jitsi Meet platform: <a href="<?= htmlspecialchars($app_root) ?>?page=config#platform<?= htmlspecialchars($platform['id']) ?>"><?= htmlspecialchars($platform['name']) ?></a>
+                            <br />
+                            jilo database: <strong><?= htmlspecialchars($platform['jilo_database']) ?></strong>,
+                            status: <strong><?= $jilo_database_status ?></strong>
                         </p>
                     </div>
                 </div>