diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
index 9a5dca763bd..5c1696ad828 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/misc.c
@@ -219,10 +219,7 @@ ECPGtrans(int lineno, const char *connection_name, const char *transaction)
 			return FALSE;
 		PQclear(res);
 
-		if (strncmp(transaction, "commit", 6) == 0 || strncmp(transaction, "rollback", 8) == 0)
-			con->committed = true;
-		else
-			con->committed = false;
+		con->committed = (PQtransactionStatus(con->connection) == PQTRANS_IDLE);
 	}
 
 	return true;