diff --git a/lib/MatterbridgeManager.php b/lib/MatterbridgeManager.php
index 3b9687dee7e..2f5a0b4b71d 100644
--- a/lib/MatterbridgeManager.php
+++ b/lib/MatterbridgeManager.php
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ private function checkBridgeProcess(Room $room, array $bridge, bool $relaunch =
 
 		// check if current $bridge parts (domain) are still valid before doing anything
 		try {
-			$this->validateParts($bridge); // no return needed, validateParts will throw exception
+			$this->validateParts($bridge['parts']); // no return needed, validateParts will throw exception
 		} catch (\InvalidArgumentException $e) {
 			$this->logger->error($e->getMessage());
 
@@ -617,8 +617,7 @@ private function checkBridgeProcess(Room $room, array $bridge, bool $relaunch =
 					->where($query->expr()->eq(
 						'pid',
 						$query->createNamedParameter($bridge['pid'], IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)));
-				$result = $query->executeQuery();
-				$result->closeCursor();
+				$query->executeStatement();
 
 			}
 			return $pid; // pid remains unchanged 0, i.e. no process with invalid parts running