diff --git a/system/database.php b/system/database.php
index e5e9657b..d0f3fbda 100644
--- a/system/database.php
+++ b/system/database.php
@@ -110,10 +110,12 @@ defined('MYAAC') or die('Direct access not allowed!');
 			return; // installer will take care of this
 		}
 
-		throw new SensitiveException('ERROR: Cannot connect to MySQL database.' . PHP_EOL .
-			'Possible reasons:' . PHP_EOL .
-				'    * MySQL is not configured propertly in config.lua.' . PHP_EOL .
-				'    * MySQL server is not running.' . PHP_EOL .
-			$error->getMessage());
+		die('ERROR: Cannot connect to MySQL database.<br/>' .
+			'Possible reasons:' .
+			'<ul>' .
+				'<li>MySQL is not configured propertly in <i>config.lua</i>.</li>' .
+				'<li>MySQL server is not running.</li>' .
+			'</ul>' . $error);
 
-	}
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+	}
+?>
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