diff --git a/install/mysqlRestore.php b/install/mysqlRestore.php
index d137b167e258..646979e586fc 100644
--- a/install/mysqlRestore.php
+++ b/install/mysqlRestore.php
@@ -5,17 +5,21 @@
 $doNotIncludeConfig = 1;
 require_once __DIR__.'/../videos/configuration.php';
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+    return die('Command Line only');
+}
+
 $global['mysqli'] = new mysqli($mysqlHost, $mysqlUser, $mysqlPass, '', @$mysqlPort);
-$createSQL = "DROP DATABASE {$mysqlDatabase};";
-$global['mysqli']->query($createSQL);
+try {
+    $createSQL = "DROP DATABASE {$mysqlDatabase};";
+    $global['mysqli']->query($createSQL);
+} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+    echo ($th->getMessage());
+}
 $createSQL = "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS {$mysqlDatabase};";
 $global['mysqli']->query($createSQL);
 $global['mysqli']->select_db($mysqlDatabase);
 
-if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
-    return die('Command Line only');
-}
-
 ob_end_flush();
 
 $globPattern = "{$global['systemRootPath']}videos/mysqldump-*.sql";