diff --git a/php/includes/storage.php b/php/includes/storage.php
index e03cc94..4090c48 100644
--- a/php/includes/storage.php
+++ b/php/includes/storage.php
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
                 try {
                     $this->db = new PDO($this->dbType . $this->dbLocation);
                     if(!$this->db) {
-                        throw new StorageConnectionException($err);
+                        $this->db = null;
+                        throw new StorageConnectionException();
                     }
                 } catch (Exception $e) {
-
+                    $this->db = null;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -298,4 +299,4 @@
 
     class StorageSchemaException extends StorageException { }
 
-    class StorageConnectionException extends StorageException { }
\ No newline at end of file
+    class StorageConnectionException extends StorageException { }