diff --git a/Sources/Cache/APIs/Sqlite.php b/Sources/Cache/APIs/Sqlite.php
index d1bbac4dcd..0359984266 100755
--- a/Sources/Cache/APIs/Sqlite.php
+++ b/Sources/Cache/APIs/Sqlite.php
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public function getVersion(): string|bool
 			$this->connect();
 		}
 
-		return $this->cacheDB->version()['versionString'];
+		return $this->cacheDB !== null ? $this->cacheDB->version()['versionString'] : false;
 	}
 
 	/**