diff --git a/db.php b/db.php
index 0ae7c44..88da976 100644
--- a/db.php
+++ b/db.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $db_port = '3306';
 
 $con = mysqli_connect("$db_server","$db_user","$db_password","$db","$db_port");
 // Check connection
-if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
-  echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
+if (!$con) {
+  die("Failed to connect to MySQL: ".mysqli_connect_error());
 }
 ?>