diff --git a/core/controllers/components/UtilityComponent.php b/core/controllers/components/UtilityComponent.php
index df006af51..c6f0034f1 100644
--- a/core/controllers/components/UtilityComponent.php
+++ b/core/controllers/components/UtilityComponent.php
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public static function run_sql_from_file($db, $sqlfile)
                 $db->query($query);
             } catch (Zend_Exception $exception) {
                 if (trim($query) != '') {
-                    throw new Zend_Exception('Unable to connect.');
+                    throw $exception;
                 }
             }
         }