diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 2ab710f..544dd3a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
 
   def current_database 
-    ActiveRecord::Base.connection().current_database
+    begin
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection().current_database
+    rescue
+      # Sqlite/possibly other adapters may not implement the current_database method
+      ActiveRecord::Base.configurations[RAILS_ENV]["database"]
+    end
   end
 
 end