diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssql_odbc.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssql_odbc.php
index cbc3a06a37..ad313abefb 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssql_odbc.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssql_odbc.php
@@ -166,7 +166,16 @@ class mssql_odbc extends \phpbb\db\driver\mssql_base
 
 			if ($this->query_result === false)
 			{
-				if (($this->query_result = @odbc_exec($this->db_connect_id, $query)) === false)
+				try
+				{
+					$this->query_result = @odbc_exec($this->db_connect_id, $query);
+				}
+				catch (\Error $e)
+				{
+					// Do nothing as SQL driver will report the error
+				}
+
+				if ($this->query_result === false)
 				{
 					$this->sql_error($query);
 				}
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssqlnative.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssqlnative.php
index f806553ad5..da8cf23cab 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssqlnative.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mssqlnative.php
@@ -138,12 +138,22 @@ class mssqlnative extends \phpbb\db\driver\mssql_base
 
 			if ($this->query_result === false)
 			{
-				if (($this->query_result = @sqlsrv_query($this->db_connect_id, $query, array(), $this->query_options)) === false)
+				try
+				{
+					$this->query_result = @sqlsrv_query($this->db_connect_id, $query, array(), $this->query_options);
+				}
+				catch (\Error $e)
+				{
+					// Do nothing as SQL driver will report the error
+				}
+
+				if ($this->query_result === false)
 				{
 					$this->sql_error($query);
 				}
-				// reset options for next query
-				$this->query_options = array();
+
+				// Reset options for the next query
+				$this->query_options = [];
 
 				if ($this->debug_sql_explain)
 				{
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mysqli.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mysqli.php
index d2e2569d8e..e474b2584e 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mysqli.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mysqli.php
@@ -197,7 +197,16 @@ class mysqli extends \phpbb\db\driver\mysql_base
 
 			if ($this->query_result === false)
 			{
-				if (($this->query_result = @mysqli_query($this->db_connect_id, $query)) === false)
+				try
+				{
+					$this->query_result = @mysqli_query($this->db_connect_id, $query);
+				}
+				catch (\Error $e)
+				{
+					// Do nothing as SQL driver will report the error
+				}
+
+				if ($this->query_result === false)
 				{
 					$this->sql_error($query);
 				}
@@ -345,24 +354,24 @@ class mysqli extends \phpbb\db\driver\mysql_base
 	{
 		if ($this->db_connect_id)
 		{
-			$error = array(
-				'message'	=> @mysqli_error($this->db_connect_id),
-				'code'		=> @mysqli_errno($this->db_connect_id)
-			);
+			$error = [
+				'message'	=> $this->db_connect_id->error,
+				'code'		=> $this->db_connect_id->errno,
+			];
 		}
 		else if (function_exists('mysqli_connect_error'))
 		{
-			$error = array(
-				'message'	=> @mysqli_connect_error(),
-				'code'		=> @mysqli_connect_errno(),
-			);
+			$error = [
+				'message'	=> $this->db_connect_id->connect_error,
+				'code'		=> $this->db_connect_id->connect_errno,
+			];
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$error = array(
+			$error = [
 				'message'	=> $this->connect_error,
 				'code'		=> '',
-			);
+			];
 		}
 
 		return $error;
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/postgres.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/postgres.php
index 77eb915e81..31ecfbd6ac 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/postgres.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/postgres.php
@@ -188,7 +188,16 @@ class postgres extends \phpbb\db\driver\driver
 
 			if ($this->query_result === false)
 			{
-				if (($this->query_result = @pg_query($this->db_connect_id, $query)) === false)
+				try
+				{
+					$this->query_result = @pg_query($this->db_connect_id, $query);
+				}
+				catch (\Error $e)
+				{
+					// Do nothing as SQL driver will report the error
+				}
+
+				if ($this->query_result === false)
 				{
 					$this->sql_error($query);
 				}
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/sqlite3.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/sqlite3.php
index 4d79573d86..67274217da 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/sqlite3.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/sqlite3.php
@@ -138,7 +138,16 @@ class sqlite3 extends \phpbb\db\driver\driver
 					$query = preg_replace('/^INSERT INTO/', 'INSERT OR ROLLBACK INTO', $query);
 				}
 
-				if (($this->query_result = @$this->dbo->query($query)) === false)
+				try
+				{
+					$this->query_result = @$this->dbo->query($query);
+				}
+				catch (\Error $e)
+				{
+					// Do nothing as SQL driver will report the error
+				}
+
+				if ($this->query_result === false)
 				{
 					// Try to recover a lost database connection
 					if ($this->dbo && !@$this->dbo->lastErrorMsg())
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/factory.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/factory.php
index 96471c3408..e9b0d848c2 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/factory.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/factory.php
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class factory
 		{
 			return new \phpbb\db\tools\postgres($db_driver, $return_statements);
 		}
+		else if ($db_driver instanceof \phpbb\db\driver\sqlite3)
+		{
+			return new \phpbb\db\tools\sqlite3($db_driver, $return_statements);
+		}
 		else if ($db_driver instanceof \phpbb\db\driver\driver_interface)
 		{
 			return new \phpbb\db\tools\tools($db_driver, $return_statements);
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/sqlite3.php b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/sqlite3.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a72e85dab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/db/tools/sqlite3.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ *
+ * This file is part of the phpBB Forum Software package.
+ *
+ * @copyright (c) phpBB Limited <https://www.phpbb.com>
+ * @license GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL-2.0)
+ *
+ * For full copyright and license information, please see
+ * the docs/CREDITS.txt file.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace phpbb\db\tools;
+
+/**
+ * Database Tools for handling cross-db actions such as altering columns, etc.
+ * Currently not supported is returning SQL for creating tables.
+ */
+class sqlite3 extends tools
+{
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	function sql_table_exists($table_name)
+	{
+		$this->db->sql_return_on_error(true);
+		$result = $this->db->sql_query("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='{$table_name}'");
+		$this->db->sql_return_on_error(false);
+
+		if (!empty($this->db->sql_fetchrowset($result)))
+		{
+			$this->db->sql_freeresult($result);
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}