diff --git a/dblayer.php b/dblayer.php
index 020a486..51ef26b 100644
--- a/dblayer.php
+++ b/dblayer.php
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ class dblayer
     if (! isset ($driver[0]))
       throw new Exception (dgettext("domframework", "No valid DSN provided"),
                            500);
+    if (! in_array ($driver[0], pdo_drivers ()))
+      throw new \Exception (dgettext("domframework",
+                            "Driver PDO not available in PHP"), 500);
     // Force specifics initialisations
     $this->dsn = $dsn;
     switch ($driver[0])