diff --git a/tests/cases/Database/Base.php b/tests/cases/Database/Base.php
index 219d4c0..92cf19c 100644
--- a/tests/cases/Database/Base.php
+++ b/tests/cases/Database/Base.php
@@ -100,10 +100,12 @@ abstract class Base extends \JKingWeb\Arsse\Test\AbstractTest {
     }
 
     public static function tearDownAfterClass() {
-        // wipe the database absolutely clean
-        static::dbRaze(static::$drv);
-        // clean up
-        static::$drv = null;
+        if (static::$drv) {
+            // wipe the database absolutely clean
+            static::dbRaze(static::$drv);
+            // clean up
+            static::$drv = null;
+        }
         static::$failureReason = "";
         static::clearData();
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/DatabaseDrivers/MySQL.php b/tests/cases/DatabaseDrivers/MySQL.php
index 27dcb4a..3d14d2e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/DatabaseDrivers/MySQL.php
+++ b/tests/cases/DatabaseDrivers/MySQL.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ trait MySQL {
     protected static $stringOutput = true;
     
     public static function dbInterface() {
-        $d = new \mysqli(Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLHost, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLUser, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLPass, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLDb, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLPort);
+        $d = @new \mysqli(Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLHost, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLUser, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLPass, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLDb, Arsse::$conf->dbMySQLPort);
         if ($d->connect_errno) {
             return;
         }