diff --git a/Koha/Database.pm b/Koha/Database.pm
index c5b2b73b8a..df259c5ec4 100644
--- a/Koha/Database.pm
+++ b/Koha/Database.pm
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sub _new_schema {
     my $db_passwd = $context->config("pass");
     my $tls = $context->config("tls");
     my $tls_options;
-    if ($tls eq 'yes'){
+    if( $tls && $tls eq 'yes' ) {
         my $ca = $context->config('ca');
         my $cert = $context->config('cert');
         my $key = $context->config('key');