diff --git a/src/Storage/MySQL.cs b/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
index 49d4e03..fd24ae0 100644
--- a/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
+++ b/src/Storage/MySQL.cs
@@ -37,9 +37,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Modules.DataValue.Storage
             m_timer.Elapsed += mysqlping;
             m_timer.Start();
 
-            m_mySQLClient = new MySqlConnection(m_connectionString);
-            m_mySQLClient.Open();
-            createEmptyTable();
+            try
+            {
+                m_mySQLClient = new MySqlConnection(m_connectionString);
+                m_mySQLClient.Open();
+                createEmptyTable();
+            }
+            catch(Exception _error)
+            {
+                m_log.Error("[MySQL] " + m_connectionString + " : " + _error.Message);
+            }
         }
 
         private void mysqlping(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)