diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dbe0b7526a..85d0bd56fb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 + rfe #1579 Default to primary key when adding relation
 
 4.3.4.0 (not yet released)
+- bug #4653 Always connection error was shown, on /setup at tab "configuration storage"
 
 4.3.3.0 (2014-12-21)
 - bug       The "Recently used tables" setting should be with Nav panel
diff --git a/libraries/config/Validator.class.php b/libraries/config/Validator.class.php
index a8cd231aac..5457e22695 100644
--- a/libraries/config/Validator.class.php
+++ b/libraries/config/Validator.class.php
@@ -296,11 +296,14 @@ class PMA_Validator
     /**
      * Validate server config
      *
-     * @param array $values config values
+     * @param string $path   path to config, not used
+     *                       keep this parameter since the method is invoked using
+     *                       reflection along with other similar methods
+     * @param array  $values config values
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    public static function validateServer($values)
+    public static function validateServer($path, $values)
     {
         $result = array(
             'Server' => '',
@@ -355,11 +358,14 @@ class PMA_Validator
     /**
      * Validate pmadb config
      *
-     * @param array $values config values
+     * @param string $path   path to config, not used
+     *                       keep this parameter since the method is invoked using
+     *                       reflection along with other similar methods
+     * @param array  $values config values
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    public static function validatePMAStorage($values)
+    public static function validatePMAStorage($path, $values)
     {
         $result = array(
             'Server_pmadb' => '',