diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 79b81a5c..a40a8dc7 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ if (
         DATABASE_USER,
         DATABASE_PASSWORD
     );
+    $database->connect();
 
     /**
      * Options
diff --git a/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php b/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
index f14eb5c4..9681b8c7 100644
--- a/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
+++ b/src/classes/wishthis/Database.php
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ class Database
         public string $user,
         public string $password,
     ) {
+    }
+
+    public function connect(): void
+    {
         $dsn     = 'mysql:host=' . $this->host . ';dbname=' . $this->database . ';port=3306;charset=utf8';
         $options = array('placeholders' => array());
 
diff --git a/src/pages/install.php b/src/pages/install.php
index fa1be622..32a4e204 100644
--- a/src/pages/install.php
+++ b/src/pages/install.php
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ switch ($step) {
             $_SESSION['DATABASE_USER'],
             $_SESSION['DATABASE_PASSWORD']
         );
+        $database->connect();
         unset($_SESSION);
 
         $database->query('SET foreign_key_checks = 0;');