diff --git a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
index da2405e20e00..a72dd2a40b17 100644
--- a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
+++ b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ def self.create_discovered_ems(ost)
     end
   end
 
+  def self.raw_connect?(*params)
+    !!raw_connect(*params)
+  end
+
   def self.model_name_from_emstype(emstype)
     model_from_emstype(emstype).try(:name)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/mixins/authentication_mixin.rb b/app/models/mixins/authentication_mixin.rb
index 15a2594ec9a4..2bb3afeba895 100644
--- a/app/models/mixins/authentication_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/mixins/authentication_mixin.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def self.validate_credentials_task(args, user_id, zone)
       queue_opts = {
         :args        => [*args],
         :class_name  => self,
-        :method_name => "raw_connect",
+        :method_name => "raw_connect?",
         :queue_name  => "generic",
         :role        => "ems_operations",
         :zone        => zone
diff --git a/spec/models/ext_management_system_spec.rb b/spec/models/ext_management_system_spec.rb
index 21ec0a945fc9..57fa8aa6c02f 100644
--- a/spec/models/ext_management_system_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ext_management_system_spec.rb
@@ -434,4 +434,13 @@
       expect(ems.supports_cloud_object_store_container_create).to eq(true)
     end
   end
+
+  describe ".raw_connect?" do
+    it "returns true if validation was successful" do
+      connection = double
+      allow(ManageIQ::Providers::Amazon::CloudManager).to receive(:raw_connect).and_return(connection)
+
+      expect(ManageIQ::Providers::Amazon::CloudManager.raw_connect?).to eq(true)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/mixins/authentication_mixin_spec.rb b/spec/models/mixins/authentication_mixin_spec.rb
index ab5d89834c38..a72b62221a7d 100644
--- a/spec/models/mixins/authentication_mixin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/mixins/authentication_mixin_spec.rb
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def self.name; "TestClass"; end
         {
           :args        => [*args],
           :class_name  => ExtManagementSystem,
-          :method_name => "raw_connect",
+          :method_name => "raw_connect?",
           :queue_name  => "generic",
           :role        => "ems_operations",
           :zone        => 'zone'