diff --git a/src/mirall/ownsql.cpp b/src/mirall/ownsql.cpp
index da9d521f8b..4c24361f17 100644
--- a/src/mirall/ownsql.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/ownsql.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,14 @@ bool SqlDatabase::open( const QString& filename )
     SQLITE_DO( sqlite3_open_v2(filename.toUtf8().constData(), &_db, flag, 0) );
 
     if( _errId != SQLITE_OK ) {
-        close(); // FIXME: Correct?
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Error:" << _error;
+        close();
         _db = 0;
     }
 
-    sqlite3_busy_timeout(_db, 5000);
+    if (_db) {
+        sqlite3_busy_timeout(_db, 5000);
+    }
 
     return isOpen();
 }