diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index a4eb25b98..238c1610b 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "explorer-api",
-    "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+    "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "explorer-api",
-            "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+            "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@google-cloud/logging-winston": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 6dd7e4ae3..dc1c930b5 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "explorer-api",
     "description": "API for Tangle Explorer",
-    "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+    "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
     "author": "Martyn Janes <martyn.janes@iota.org>",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/api/src/services/stardust/influx/influxDbClient.ts b/api/src/services/stardust/influx/influxDbClient.ts
index 05cef55d8..7e07e9421 100644
--- a/api/src/services/stardust/influx/influxDbClient.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/stardust/influx/influxDbClient.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { INanoDate, InfluxDB, IPingStats, IResults, toNanoDate } from "influx";
+import { INanoDate, InfluxDB, IResults, toNanoDate } from "influx";
 import moment from "moment";
 import cron from "node-cron";
 import {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export abstract class InfluxDbClient {
 
     /**
      * Build a new client instance asynchronously.
-     * @returns Boolean representing that the client ping succeeded.
+     * @returns Boolean representing that the client was initialised.
      */
     public async buildClient(): Promise<boolean> {
         const protocol = this._network.analyticsInfluxDbProtocol || "https";
@@ -157,27 +157,11 @@ export abstract class InfluxDbClient {
 
             const influxDbClient = new InfluxDB({ protocol, port, host, database, username, password, options });
 
-            return influxDbClient
-                .ping(1500)
-                .then((pingResults: IPingStats[]) => {
-                    if (pingResults.length > 0) {
-                        const anyHostIsOnline = pingResults.some((ping) => ping.online);
+            this._client = influxDbClient;
+            this.setupDataCollection();
+            logger.info(`[InfluxDb] Client started for "${network}"...`);
 
-                        if (anyHostIsOnline) {
-                            logger.info(`[InfluxDb] Client started for "${network}"...`);
-                            this._client = influxDbClient;
-                            this.setupDataCollection();
-                        }
-
-                        return anyHostIsOnline;
-                    }
-
-                    return false;
-                })
-                .catch((e) => {
-                    logger.verbose(`[InfluxDb] Ping failed for "${network}". ${e}`);
-                    return false;
-                });
+            return true;
         }
 
         logger.warn(`[InfluxDb] Configuration not found for "${network}".`);
diff --git a/client/package-lock.json b/client/package-lock.json
index d47b00ac1..7244c32f2 100644
--- a/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/client/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "explorer-client",
-    "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+    "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "explorer-client",
-            "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+            "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "Apache-2.0",
             "dependencies": {
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 1c6e6df63..9f144d63e 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "explorer-client",
     "description": "Tangle Explorer UI",
-    "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+    "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
     "author": "Martyn Janes <martyn.janes@iota.org>",
     "type": "module",
     "repository": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82a9646c5..321d148a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "explorer",
     "description": "Tangle Explorer",
-    "version": "3.3.10-rc.1",
+    "version": "3.3.10-rc.2",
     "scripts": {
         "setup:client": "cd client && npm install && npm run postinstall",
         "setup:api": "cd api && npm install && npm run build-compile && npm run build-config",