diff --git a/phpBB/db/mysql.php b/phpBB/db/mysql.php
index e8205853f2..e0a95773f4 100644
--- a/phpBB/db/mysql.php
+++ b/phpBB/db/mysql.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class sql_db
 		} 
 		else
 		{
-			echo $this->db_connect_id = @mysql_connect($this->server, $this->user, $this->password);
+			$this->db_connect_id = @mysql_connect($this->server, $this->user, $this->password);
 		}
 		if($this->db_connect_id)
 		{