diff --git a/src/zm_config.cpp b/src/zm_config.cpp
index 7d75042ba..9c99172e9 100644
--- a/src/zm_config.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_config.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ void zmLoadConfig() {
     closedir(configSubFolder);
   }
 
-  zmDbConnect();
+  if ( !zmDbConnect() ) {
+    Fatal("Can't connect to db. Can't continue.");
+  }
   config.Load();
   config.Assign();