diff --git a/util/sql.lua b/util/sql.lua
index 2f0ec4931..06550455b 100644
--- a/util/sql.lua
+++ b/util/sql.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function engine:connect()
 	dbh:autocommit(false); -- don't commit automatically
 	self.conn = dbh;
 	self.prepared = {};
-	if params.password then
+	if params.driver == "SQLite3" and params.password then
 		local ok, err = self:execute(("PRAGMA key='%s'"):format(dbh:quote(params.password)));
 		if not ok then
 			return ok, err;