diff --git a/lib/controller/handler.py b/lib/controller/handler.py
index 02caa563b..b7be30f87 100644
--- a/lib/controller/handler.py
+++ b/lib/controller/handler.py
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ def setHandler():
 
             dialect = DBMS_DICT[name][3]
             sqlalchemy = SQLAlchemy(dialect=dialect)
-
-            try:
-                sqlalchemy.connect()
-            except SqlmapConnectionException, msg:
-                logger.critical(msg)
+            sqlalchemy.connect()
 
             if sqlalchemy.connector:
                 conf.dbmsConnector = sqlalchemy
diff --git a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
index eb5ba37ec..452b8e487 100644
--- a/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/lib/utils/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class SQLAlchemy(GenericConnector):
             try:
                 if not self.port and self.db:
                     if not os.path.exists(self.db):
-                        raise SqlmapFilePathException, "missing database file '%s'" % self.db
+                        raise SqlmapFilePathException, "the provided database file '%s' does not exist" % self.db
 
                     _ = conf.direct.split("//", 1)
                     conf.direct = "%s////%s" % (_[0], os.path.abspath(self.db))