diff --git a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index da078545e3..7f2585e63a 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ HELP;
 
 		$installer->resetChecks();
 
-		if (!$installer->checkDB($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data)) {
+		if (!$installer->checkDB($a->getConfig(), $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data)) {
 			$errorMessage = $this->extractErrors($installer->getChecks());
 			throw new RuntimeException($errorMessage);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Core/Installer.php b/src/Core/Installer.php
index 7e79f29f15..4a287a885f 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Core;
 
 use DOMDocument;
 use Exception;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\ConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
@@ -581,17 +582,18 @@ class Installer
 	/**
 	 * Checking the Database connection and if it is available for the current installation
 	 *
-	 * @param string $dbhost Hostname/IP of the Friendica Database
-	 * @param string $dbuser Username of the Database connection credentials
-	 * @param string $dbpass Password of the Database connection credentials
-	 * @param string $dbdata Name of the Database
+	 * @param ConfigCache $configCache The configuration cache
+	 * @param string $dbhost           Hostname/IP of the Friendica Database
+	 * @param string $dbuser           Username of the Database connection credentials
+	 * @param string $dbpass           Password of the Database connection credentials
+	 * @param string $dbdata           Name of the Database
 	 *
 	 * @return bool true if the check was successful, otherwise false
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public function checkDB($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)
+	public function checkDB(ConfigCache $configCache, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)
 	{
-		if (!DBA::connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+		if (!DBA::connect($configCache, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
 			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('Could not connect to database.'), false, true, '');
 
 			return false;
diff --git a/src/Module/Install.php b/src/Module/Install.php
index 327e59422c..6948dee6e0 100644
--- a/src/Module/Install.php
+++ b/src/Module/Install.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 				$dbdata  = Strings::escapeTags(trim(defaults($_POST, 'dbdata', '')));
 
 				// If we cannot connect to the database, return to the previous step
-				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getConfig(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
 					self::$currentWizardStep = self::DATABASE_CONFIG;
 				}
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Install extends BaseModule
 				$adminmail = Strings::escapeTags(trim(defaults($_POST, 'adminmail', '')));
 
 				// If we cannot connect to the database, return to the Database config wizard
-				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getConfig(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
 					self::$currentWizardStep = self::DATABASE_CONFIG;
 					return;
 				}