diff --git a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index 682d109712..9d1e8506cc 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ HELP;
 
 		$installer->resetChecks();
 
-		if (!$installer->checkDB($a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data)) {
+		if (!$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $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 ed47210141..b6090bddb6 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ class Installer
 	/**
 	 * Checking the Database connection and if it is available for the current installation
 	 *
+	 * @param string       $basePath    The basepath of this call
 	 * @param IConfigCache $configCache The configuration cache
 	 * @param Profiler    $profiler    The profiler of this app
 	 * @param string $dbhost           Hostname/IP of the Friendica Database
@@ -601,9 +602,9 @@ class Installer
 	 * @return bool true if the check was successful, otherwise false
 	 * @throws Exception
 	 */
-	public function checkDB(IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)
+	public function checkDB($basePath, IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)
 	{
-		if (!DBA::connect($configCache, $profiler, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+		if (!DBA::connect($basePath, $configCache, $profiler, $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 3414e887fa..d1e2677585 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::$installer->checkDB($a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $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::$installer->checkDB($a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
+				if (!self::$installer->checkDB($a->getBasePath(), $a->getConfigCache(), $a->getProfiler(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
 					self::$currentWizardStep = self::DATABASE_CONFIG;
 					return;
 				}