diff --git a/lib/Core.php b/lib/Core.php
index e0085e21..aa34cf6e 100644
--- a/lib/Core.php
+++ b/lib/Core.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ if(SITE_STATUS == SITE_STATUS_LIVE){
 	});
 }
 
+$GLOBALS['DbConnection'] = new DbConnection(DATABASE_DEFAULT_DATABASE, DATABASE_DEFAULT_HOST);
+
 $GLOBALS['User'] = Session::GetLoggedInUser();
 
 if($GLOBALS['User'] === null){
diff --git a/lib/Db.php b/lib/Db.php
index ecde9a93..db1ca7d2 100644
--- a/lib/Db.php
+++ b/lib/Db.php
@@ -15,32 +15,16 @@ class Db{
 	* @return Array<mixed>
 	*/
 	public static function Query(string $query, array $args = [], string $class = 'stdClass'): array{
-		if(!isset($GLOBALS['DbConnection'])){
-			$GLOBALS['DbConnection'] = new DbConnection(DATABASE_DEFAULT_DATABASE, DATABASE_DEFAULT_HOST);
-		}
-
-		if(!is_array($args)){
-			$args = [$args];
-		}
-
 		return $GLOBALS['DbConnection']->Query($query, $args, $class);
 	}
 
 	/**
+	* Returns a single integer value for the first column database query result.
+	* This is useful for queries that return a single integer as a result, like count(*) or sum(*).
 	* @param string $query
 	* @param array<mixed> $args
 	*/
 	public static function QueryInt(string $query, array $args = []): int{
-		// Useful for queries that return a single integer as a result, like count(*) or sum(*).
-
-		if(!isset($GLOBALS['DbConnection'])){
-			$GLOBALS['DbConnection'] = new DbConnection(DATABASE_DEFAULT_DATABASE, DATABASE_DEFAULT_HOST);
-		}
-
-		if(!is_array($args)){
-			$args = [$args];
-		}
-
 		$result = $GLOBALS['DbConnection']->Query($query, $args);
 
 		if(sizeof($result) > 0){
diff --git a/lib/DbConnection.php b/lib/DbConnection.php
index 1e89db76..f115334f 100644
--- a/lib/DbConnection.php
+++ b/lib/DbConnection.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class DbConnection{
 	public int $QueryCount = 0;
 	public int $LastQueryAffectedRowCount = 0;
 
-	public function __construct(?string $defaultDatabase = null, string $host = 'localhost', ?string $user = null, string $password = '', bool $forceUtf8 = true, bool $require = true){
+	public function __construct(?string $defaultDatabase = null, string $host = 'localhost', ?string $user = null, string $password = '', bool $forceUtf8 = true){
 		if($user === null){
 			// Get the user running the script for local socket login
 			$user = posix_getpwuid(posix_geteuid());
@@ -51,13 +51,10 @@ class DbConnection{
 		$this->_link = new \PDO($connectionString, $user, $password, $params);
 	}
 
-	// Inputs:	string 	$sql 		= the SQL query to execute
-	//		array 	$params 	= an array of parameters to bind to the SQL statement
-	// Returns:	a resource record or null on error
 	/**
-	* @param string $sql
-	* @param array<mixed> $params
-	* @param string $class
+	* @param string $sql The SQL query to execute.
+	* @param array<mixed> $params An array of parameters to bind to the SQL statement.
+	* @param string $class The type of object to return in the return array.
 	* @return Array<mixed>
 	*/
 	public function Query(string $sql, array $params = [], string $class = 'stdClass'): array{
@@ -69,9 +66,11 @@ class DbConnection{
 		$result = [];
 		$preparedSql = $sql;
 
-		$handle = $this->_link->prepare($preparedSql);
-		if(!is_array($params)){
-			$params = [$params];
+		try{
+			$handle = $this->_link->prepare($preparedSql);
+		}
+		catch(\PDOException $ex){
+			throw $this->CreateDetailedException($ex, $preparedSql, $params);
 		}
 
 		$name = 0;
@@ -122,15 +121,7 @@ class DbConnection{
 				}
 				else{
 					$done = true;
-					if(SITE_STATUS == SITE_STATUS_DEV){
-						throw($ex);
-					}
-					else{
-						Log::WriteErrorLogEntry($ex->getMessage());
-						Log::WriteErrorLogEntry($preparedSql);
-						Log::WriteErrorLogEntry(vds($params));
-						throw($ex);
-					}
+					throw $this->CreateDetailedException($ex, $preparedSql, $params);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -138,6 +129,16 @@ class DbConnection{
 		return $result;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	* @param \PdoException $ex The exception to create details from.
+	* @param string $preparedSql The prepared SQL that caused the exception.
+	* @param array<mixed> $params The parameters passed to the prepared SQL.
+	*/
+	private function CreateDetailedException(\PDOException $ex, string $preparedSql, array $params): Exceptions\DatabaseQueryException{
+		// Throw a custom exception that includes more information on the query and paramaters
+		return new Exceptions\DatabaseQueryException('Error when executing query: ' . $ex->getMessage() . '. Query: ' . $preparedSql . '. Parameters: ' . vds($params));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	* @return Array<mixed>
 	*/
@@ -260,7 +261,6 @@ class DbConnection{
 		return $result;
 	}
 
-	// Gets the last auto-increment id
 	public function GetLastInsertedId(): ?int{
 		if($this->_link === null){
 			return null;
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions/DatabaseQueryException.php b/lib/Exceptions/DatabaseQueryException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f28676e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Exceptions/DatabaseQueryException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?
+namespace Exceptions;
+
+class DatabaseQueryException extends AppException{
+}