diff --git a/plexpy/plextv.py b/plexpy/plextv.py
index 8bab1d51..d3afb26a 100644
--- a/plexpy/plextv.py
+++ b/plexpy/plextv.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def get_server_resources(return_presence=False, return_server=False, return_info
                                                          port=server['pms_port'])
 
     plex_tv = PlexTV()
+    plex_tv.ping()
     result = plex_tv.get_server_connections(pms_identifier=server['pms_identifier'],
                                             pms_ip=server['pms_ip'],
                                             pms_port=server['pms_port'],
@@ -347,6 +348,13 @@ class PlexTV(object):
 
         return request
 
+    def ping_plextv(self, output_format=''):
+        uri = '/api/v2/ping'
+        request = self.request_handler.make_request(uri=uri,
+                                                    request_type='GET',
+                                                    output_format=output_format)
+        return request
+
     def get_full_users_list(self):
         own_account = self.get_plextv_user_details(output_format='xml')
         friends_list = self.get_plextv_friends(output_format='xml')
@@ -950,3 +958,18 @@ class PlexTV(object):
                         }
 
             return geo_info
+
+    def ping(self):
+        logger.info(u"Tautulli PlexTV :: Pinging Plex.tv to refresh token.")
+
+        pong = self.ping_plextv(output_format='xml')
+
+        try:
+            xml_head = pong.getElementsByTagName('pong')
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warn(u"Tautulli PlexTV :: Unable to parse XML for ping: %s." % e)
+            return None
+        
+        if xml_head:
+            return helpers.bool_true(xml_head[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
+        return False