diff --git a/code/SQLiteDatabaseConfigurationHelper.php b/code/SQLiteDatabaseConfigurationHelper.php
index e394749..2973710 100644
--- a/code/SQLiteDatabaseConfigurationHelper.php
+++ b/code/SQLiteDatabaseConfigurationHelper.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public function requireDatabaseFunctions($databaseConfig) {
 	 */
 	public function requireDatabaseServer($databaseConfig) {
 		$path = $databaseConfig['path'];
+		$error = null;
 		
 		if(!$path) {
 			$success = false;