diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/DbalDriver.php b/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/DbalDriver.php
index 7e43518..f89633d 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/DbalDriver.php
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/DbalDriver.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use Doctrine\DBAL\DBALException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager;
 use SimpleEventStoreManager\Infrastructure\Drivers\Contracts\DriverInterface;
+use SimpleEventStoreManager\Infrastructure\Drivers\Exceptions\DriverConnectionException;
 use SimpleEventStoreManager\Infrastructure\Drivers\Exceptions\MalformedDriverConfigException;
 use SimpleEventStoreManager\Infrastructure\Drivers\Exceptions\NotInstalledDriverCheckException;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ public function check()
     /**
      * @return bool
      *
-     * @throws MalformedDriverConfigException
+     * @throws DriverConnectionException
      */
     public function connect()
     {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ public function connect()
 
             return true;
         } catch (DBALException $e) {
-
+            throw new DriverConnectionException($e->getMessage());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/Exceptions/DriverConnectionException.php b/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/Exceptions/DriverConnectionException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d401109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Drivers/Exceptions/DriverConnectionException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * This file is part of the Simple EventStore Manager package.
+ *
+ * (c) Mauro Cassani<https://github.com/mauretto78>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace SimpleEventStoreManager\Infrastructure\Drivers\Exceptions;
+
+class DriverConnectionException extends \Exception
+{
+}