diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_db.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_db.inc.php
index c7a842bdf6..b3d249d485 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_db.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_db.inc.php
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class egw_db
 		}
 		if (!isset($e))
 		{
-			die('No DB Host set!');
+			$e = new egw_exception_db_connection('No DB host set!');
 		}
 		throw $e;
 	}