diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommand.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommand.php
index 50d0dfff4..cd8161490 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommand.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommand.php
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ class InstallCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
         try {
             $this->getContainer()->get('doctrine')->getManager()->getConnection()->connect();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $fulfilled = false;
-            $status = '<error>ERROR!</error>';
-            $help = 'Can\'t connect to the database: '.$e->getMessage();
+            if (false === strpos($e->getMessage(), "Unknown database")) {
+                $fulfilled = false;
+                $status = '<error>ERROR!</error>';
+                $help = 'Can\'t connect to the database: '.$e->getMessage();
+            }
         }
 
         $rows[] = [$label, $status, $help];
@@ -472,7 +474,7 @@ class InstallCommand extends ContainerAwareCommand
         }
 
         // custom verification for sqlite, since `getListDatabasesSQL` doesn't work for sqlite
-        if ('sqlite' == $schemaManager->getDatabasePlatform()->getName()) {
+        if ('sqlite' === $schemaManager->getDatabasePlatform()->getName()) {
             $params = $this->getContainer()->get('doctrine.dbal.default_connection')->getParams();
 
             if (isset($params['path']) && file_exists($params['path'])) {
diff --git a/tests/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommandTest.php b/tests/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommandTest.php
index 089a1c5fe..83f5bf246 100644
--- a/tests/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Command/InstallCommandTest.php
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ class InstallCommandTest extends WallabagCoreTestCase
 
     public function testRunInstallCommandWithDatabaseRemoved()
     {
+        // skipped SQLite check when database is removed because while testing for the connection,
+        // the driver will create the file (so the database) before testing if database exist
+        if ($this->getClient()->getContainer()->get('doctrine')->getConnection()->getDriver() instanceof \Doctrine\DBAL\Driver\PDOSqlite\Driver) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('SQLite spotted: can\'t test with database removed.');
+        }
+
         $application = new Application($this->getClient()->getKernel());
         $application->add(new DropDatabaseDoctrineCommand());