diff --git a/BrainPortal/app/controllers/data_providers_controller.rb b/BrainPortal/app/controllers/data_providers_controller.rb
index b39726684..1d21d62cf 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/app/controllers/data_providers_controller.rb
+++ b/BrainPortal/app/controllers/data_providers_controller.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DataProvidersController < ApplicationController
 
   before_action :login_required
   before_action :manager_role_required, :only => [:new, :create]
-  before_action :admin_role_required,   :only => [:new, :create, :report, :repair]
+  before_action :admin_role_required,   :only => [:new, :create, :report, :repair, :check_all]
 
   def index #:nodoc:
     @scope = scope_from_session
@@ -242,6 +242,21 @@ def is_alive
     end
   end
 
+  # Refresh is_alive status for all the providers (in or out of the current scope)
+  def check_all
+
+    dp_ids = DataProvider.find_all_accessible_by_user(current_user).pluck(:id)
+
+    bac = BackgroundActivity::VerifyDataProvider.setup!(current_user.id, dp_ids)
+
+    flash[:notice] = "Data Providers statuses are being updated in background."
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to :action => :index }
+      format.json { render :json => { :message => flash[:notice], :background_activity_id => bac.id }}
+    end
+  end
+
   # Returns a report about the +dataprovider+ disk usage by users.
   def disk_usage
     dataprovider_id = params[:id]       || ""
diff --git a/BrainPortal/app/views/data_providers/_data_providers_table.html.erb b/BrainPortal/app/views/data_providers/_data_providers_table.html.erb
index 0164e6953..c3f18d4dc 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/app/views/data_providers/_data_providers_table.html.erb
+++ b/BrainPortal/app/views/data_providers/_data_providers_table.html.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   <%= link_to "Create Personal Data Provider", new_personal_data_providers_path, :class => "button menu_button" %>
 
   <% if check_role(:admin_user) %>
-    <%= link_to "Check All", nil, {:class => "button check_all_dp",} %>
+    <%= link_to "Check All", check_all_data_providers_path, method: :post, :class => "button menu_button" %>
   <% end %>
 
   <%= link_to "User Access Report",
diff --git a/BrainPortal/config/routes.rb b/BrainPortal/config/routes.rb
index d1b720fe7..231746fae 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/config/routes.rb
+++ b/BrainPortal/config/routes.rb
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
       get  'dp_transfers'
       get  'new_personal'
       post 'create_personal'
+      post 'check_all'
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/BrainPortal/public/javascripts/cbrain.js b/BrainPortal/public/javascripts/cbrain.js
index 60ab31bc1..167ded509 100644
--- a/BrainPortal/public/javascripts/cbrain.js
+++ b/BrainPortal/public/javascripts/cbrain.js
@@ -1043,44 +1043,6 @@
     $(document).delegate(".ajax_onclick_show_element", "click", ajax_onclick_show);
     $(document).delegate(".ajax_onclick_hide_element", "click", ajax_onclick_hide);
 
-    // For checking the alive status of all DataProviders
-    // The sequential_loading function is called recursively
-    // with the id of each DataProvider that is online
-    // The url and DataProvider id are stored in the button
-    $(document).delegate(".check_all_dp", "click", function (event) {
-      var dp_check_btns = $("body").find(".dp_alive_btn");
-
-      sequential_loading(0, dp_check_btns);
-
-      event.preventDefault();
-    });
-
-    function sequential_loading(index, element_array) {
-      if (index >= element_array.length) return;
-
-      var current_element = $(element_array[index]);
-      var url = current_element.data("url");
-      var error_message = current_element.data("error");
-      var replace_elem = $("#" + current_element.data("replace"));
-
-      jQuery.ajax({
-        dataType: 'html',
-        url: url,
-        timeout: 50000,
-        success: function(data) {
-          replace_elem.html(data);
-        },
-        error: function(e) {
-          if (!error_message) {
-            error_message = "<span class='loading_message'>???</span>";
-          }
-          replace_elem.html(error_message);
-        },
-        complete: function(e) {
-          sequential_loading(index+1, element_array);
-        }
-      });
-    }
 
     // Allows to submit an interval of two dates, uses
     // datepicker of jquery-ui, see: