1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index 6d10aa3343..941a91bcac 100755
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
@@ -2168,6 +2168,7 @@ sub new
     $self->{dbh} = DBI->connect("$self->{dbdriver}:dbname=$self->{dbname}",
                                 $self->{dbuser},
                                 $self->{dbpass});
+    die "Error connecting to database\n" unless defined $self->{dbh};
 
     $self->{tables} = {};
     foreach my $table ( $self->{dbh}->tables )