diff --git a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
index 87ab7eb181..c9183d1cdc 100644
--- a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
+++ b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
@@ -2351,10 +2351,22 @@ class DatabaseInterface
         $user, $password, $is_controluser = false, $server = null,
         $auxiliary_connection = false
     ) {
+        $error_count = $GLOBALS['error_handler']->countErrors();
         $result = $this->_extension->connect(
             $user, $password, $is_controluser, $server, $auxiliary_connection
         );
 
+        /* Any errors from connection? */
+        if ($GLOBALS['error_handler']->countErrors() > $error_count) {
+            $errors = $GLOBALS['error_handler']->sliceErrors($error_count);
+            foreach ($errors as $error) {
+                trigger_error(
+                    $error->getMessage(),
+                    E_USER_ERROR
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         if ($result) {
             if (! $auxiliary_connection && ! $is_controluser) {
                 $GLOBALS['dbi']->postConnect($result);
diff --git a/libraries/ErrorHandler.php b/libraries/ErrorHandler.php
index 5fc72198dd..54f73ee4de 100644
--- a/libraries/ErrorHandler.php
+++ b/libraries/ErrorHandler.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ErrorHandler
      *
      * @return Error[]
      */
-    protected function getErrors()
+    public function getErrors()
     {
         $this->checkSavedErrors();
         return $this->errors;
@@ -99,6 +99,20 @@ class ErrorHandler
         return $this->errors;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Pops recent erros from the storage
+     *
+     * @param int $count Old error count
+     *
+     * @return Error[]
+     */
+    public function sliceErrors($count)
+    {
+        $errors = $this->getErrors();
+        $this->errors = array_splice($errors, 0, $count);
+        return array_splice($errors, $count);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Error handler - called when errors are triggered/occurred
      *
diff --git a/libraries/dbi/DBIMysqli.php b/libraries/dbi/DBIMysqli.php
index 6f1584f026..f2f8a160dc 100644
--- a/libraries/dbi/DBIMysqli.php
+++ b/libraries/dbi/DBIMysqli.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class DBIMysqli implements DBIExtension
         }
 
         if ($client_flags === null) {
-            return @mysqli_real_connect(
+            return mysqli_real_connect(
                 $link,
                 $host,
                 $user,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DBIMysqli implements DBIExtension
                 $server_socket
             );
         } else {
-            return @mysqli_real_connect(
+            return mysqli_real_connect(
                 $link,
                 $host,
                 $user,
diff --git a/test/classes/ErrorHandlerTest.php b/test/classes/ErrorHandlerTest.php
index 4e31ce9f2a..53b3e85dbc 100644
--- a/test/classes/ErrorHandlerTest.php
+++ b/test/classes/ErrorHandlerTest.php
@@ -184,14 +184,43 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends PMATestCase
      */
     public function testCountErrors()
     {
+        $this->object->addError(
+            'Compile Error', E_WARNING, 'error.txt', 15
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            1,
+            $this->object->countErrors()
+        );
+    }
 
-        $err = array();
-        $err[] = new PMA\libraries\Error('256', 'Compile Error', 'error.txt', 15);
-        $errHandler = $this->getMock('PMA\libraries\ErrorHandler');
-        $errHandler->expects($this->any())
-            ->method('getErrors')
-            ->will($this->returnValue($err));
-
+    /**
+     * Test for sliceErrors
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @group medium
+     */
+    public function testSliceErrors()
+    {
+        $this->object->addError(
+            'Compile Error', E_WARNING, 'error.txt', 15
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            1,
+            $this->object->countErrors()
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            array(),
+            $this->object->sliceErrors(1)
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            1,
+            $this->object->countErrors()
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            1,
+            count($this->object->sliceErrors(0))
+        );
         $this->assertEquals(
             0,
             $this->object->countErrors()
@@ -205,18 +234,20 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends PMATestCase
      */
     public function testCountUserErrors()
     {
-
-        $err = array();
-        $err[] = new PMA\libraries\Error('256', 'Compile Error', 'error.txt', 15);
-        $errHandler = $this->getMock('PMA\libraries\ErrorHandler');
-        $errHandler->expects($this->any())
-            ->method('countErrors', 'getErrors')
-            ->will($this->returnValue(1, $err));
-
+        $this->object->addError(
+            'Compile Error', E_WARNING, 'error.txt', 15
+        );
         $this->assertEquals(
             0,
             $this->object->countUserErrors()
         );
+        $this->object->addError(
+            'Compile Error', E_USER_WARNING, 'error.txt', 15
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            1,
+            $this->object->countUserErrors()
+        );
     }
 
     /**