diff --git a/inc/database.php b/inc/database.php
index 380a0837..b3fb24b0 100644
--- a/inc/database.php
+++ b/inc/database.php
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ function sql_open() {
 	try {
 		$options = [
 			PDO::ATTR_TIMEOUT => $config['db']['timeout'],
+			PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION, // Set a consistent error mode between PHP versions.
 		];
 
 		if ($config['db']['type'] == "mysql")