diff --git a/lib/controller/handler.py b/lib/controller/handler.py
index aecb1438b..31e2859d1 100644
--- a/lib/controller/handler.py
+++ b/lib/controller/handler.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import logger
 from lib.core.dicts import DBMS_DICT
 from lib.core.enums import DBMS
+from lib.core.exception import SqlmapConnectionException
 from lib.core.settings import MSSQL_ALIASES
 from lib.core.settings import MYSQL_ALIASES
 from lib.core.settings import ORACLE_ALIASES
@@ -82,7 +83,11 @@ def setHandler():
 
             dialect = DBMS_DICT[name][3]
             sqlalchemy = SQLAlchemy(dialect=dialect)
-            sqlalchemy.connect()
+
+            try:
+                sqlalchemy.connect()
+            except SqlmapConnectionException, msg:
+                logger.critical(msg)
 
             if sqlalchemy.connection:
                 conf.dbmsConnector = sqlalchemy