diff --git a/src/Modler/Collection/Mysql.php b/src/Modler/Collection/Mysql.php
index e177bfb..9fb58f8 100644
--- a/src/Modler/Collection/Mysql.php
+++ b/src/Modler/Collection/Mysql.php
@@ -32,16 +32,32 @@ public function getDb()
     public function fetch($sql, array $data = array(), $single = false)
     {
         $sth = $this->getDb()->prepare($sql);
+        if ($this->isFailure($sth, $sth)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         $result = $sth->execute($data);
+        if ($this->isFailure($sth, $result)) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
+        $results = $sth->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        return ($single === true) ? array_shift($results) : $results;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param PDOStatement|boolean $sth
+     * @param mixed $result
+     * @return boolean TRUE if $result indicates failure, FALSE otherwise
+     */
+    private function isFailure($sth, $result)
+    {
         if ($result === false) {
             $error = $sth->errorInfo();
             $this->lastError = 'DB ERROR: ['.$sth->errorCode().'] '.$error[2];
             error_log($this->lastError);
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
-
-        $results = $sth->fetchAll(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
-        return ($single === true) ? array_shift($results) : $results;
+        return false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}