diff --git a/dblayeroo.php b/dblayeroo.php
index 66f2341..b813239 100644
--- a/dblayeroo.php
+++ b/dblayeroo.php
@@ -2907,6 +2907,17 @@ class dblayeroo
     */
   public function DBException ($message)
   /* {{{ */
+  {
+    $message = $this->DBExceptionMsg ($message);
+    throw new \Exception ($message, 500);
+  }
+  /* }}} */
+
+  /** Return the $message adapted with the debug trace if needed
+    * @param string $message The message to throw in the exception
+    */
+  public function DBExceptionMsg ($message)
+  /* {{{ */
   {
     $backtrace = debug_backtrace ();
     if ($this->debug)
@@ -2924,10 +2935,10 @@ class dblayeroo
       $method = $backtrace["function"];
       $message .= " ($filename:$line [$method])";
     }
-    throw new \Exception ($message, 500);
+    return $message;
   }
-  /* }}} */
 
+  /* }}} */
   /** Debug function
     * @param mixed ...$message The message to display in debug
     */