diff --git a/dblayer.php b/dblayer.php
index b42e7ab..b528e6e 100644
--- a/dblayer.php
+++ b/dblayer.php
@@ -76,8 +76,15 @@ class dblayer extends PDO
   function __construct ($dsn, $username=null, $password=null,
                         $driver_options=null)
   {
-    $this->db = new PDO ($dsn, $username, $password, $driver_options);
-    $this->db->setAttribute (PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+    try
+    {
+      $this->db = new PDO ($dsn, $username, $password, $driver_options);
+      $this->db->setAttribute (PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+    }
+    catch (Exception $e)
+    {
+      throw new Exception ("PDO error : ".$e->getMessage());
+    }
   }
 
   /** Create a new entry in the table. Datas must be an indexed array