diff --git a/plugins/rcpt_mysql b/plugins/rcpt_mysql
index a489898..caa23fc 100644
--- a/plugins/rcpt_mysql
+++ b/plugins/rcpt_mysql
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ sub askDatabase
         return DECLINED;
     }
 
-    my $dbh         = DBI::connect($self->{dsn}, $self->{user}, $self->{pass});
+    my $dsn = $self->{dsn};
+
+    my $dbh         = DBI::connect($dsn, $self->{user}, $self->{pass},{ RaiseError => 1, PrintError => 0 });
 
     if ($dbh->err())
     {
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ sub askDatabase
     if ($sth->err())
     {
         $self->log(LOGERROR, "error preparing query: " . $sth->errstr());
-        return DECLINED;
+        return DECLINED ;
     }
 
     $sth->execute($self->prepareParams($recipient));