diff --git a/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnection.php b/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnection.php
index 8dc2ea920..314e80478 100644
--- a/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnection.php
+++ b/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnection.php
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ final class SQLiteConnection extends ConnectionAbstract
         $this->close();
 
         try {
+            if (!\is_file($this->dbdata['database'])) {
+                throw new \PDOException();
+            }
+
             $this->con = new \PDO($this->dbdata['db'] . ':' . $this->dbdata['database']);
             $this->con->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, false);
             $this->con->setAttribute(\PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, \PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
diff --git a/tests/Bootstrap.php b/tests/Bootstrap.php
index 7f1f30880..352fe43b3 100644
--- a/tests/Bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/Bootstrap.php
@@ -148,37 +148,37 @@ $CONFIG = [
             'sqlite' => [
                 'admin'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
                 'insert'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
                 'select'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
                 'update'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
                 'delete'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
                 'schema'  => [
                     'db'             => 'sqlite', /* db type */
-                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/test.sqlite', /* db name */
+                    'database'       => __DIR__ . '/../Localization/Defaults/localization.sqlite', /* db name */
                     'weight'         => 1000, /* db table prefix */
                     'datetimeformat' => 'Y-m-d H:i:s',
                 ],
diff --git a/tests/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnectionTest.php b/tests/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnectionTest.php
index 492762c8c..f60cede9d 100644
--- a/tests/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataStorage/Database/Connection/SQLiteConnectionTest.php
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ final class SQLiteConnectionTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         self::assertEquals(DatabaseStatus::FAILURE, $sqlite->getStatus());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @testdox Valid sqlite connection data result in a valid database connection
+     * @covers phpOMS\DataStorage\Database\Connection\SQLiteConnection<extended>
+     * @group framework
+     */
+    public function testInvalidDatabasePath() : void
+    {
+        $db = $GLOBALS['CONFIG']['db']['core']['masters']['admin'];
+        $db['database'] = 'invalid.sqlite';
+
+        $sqlite = new SQLiteConnection($db);
+        $sqlite->connect();
+        self::assertEquals(DatabaseStatus::MISSING_DATABASE, $sqlite->getStatus());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @testdox A missing database returns a failure
      * @covers phpOMS\DataStorage\Database\Connection\SQLiteConnection
@@ -86,15 +101,17 @@ final class SQLiteConnectionTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
         $db             = $GLOBALS['CONFIG']['db']['core']['masters']['admin'];
         $db['database'] = 'invalid';
 
-        $mysql = new SQLiteConnection($db);
-        $mysql->connect();
-        self::assertEquals(DatabaseStatus::MISSING_DATABASE, $mysql->getStatus());
+        $sqlite = new SQLiteConnection($db);
+        $sqlite->connect();
+        self::assertEquals(DatabaseStatus::MISSING_DATABASE, $sqlite->getStatus());
     }
 
+    /*
     public static function tearDownAfterClass() : void
     {
         if (\is_file($GLOBALS['CONFIG']['db']['core']['sqlite']['admin']['database'])) {
             \unlink($GLOBALS['CONFIG']['db']['core']['sqlite']['admin']['database']);
         }
     }
+    */
 }