diff --git a/ehcp/ehcpforceupdate.sh b/ehcp/ehcpforceupdate.sh
index 342d0f2..c59d43f 100755
--- a/ehcp/ehcpforceupdate.sh
+++ b/ehcp/ehcpforceupdate.sh
@@ -2207,6 +2207,9 @@ function installNewPackages(){
 	
 	# ifconfig
 	aptgetInstall net-tools
+	
+	# Needed for PolicyD
+	aptgetInstall libdbd-mysql-perl
 }
 
 function getRidOfExtraPHPMyAdminAlias(){
diff --git a/ehcp/install_lib.php b/ehcp/install_lib.php
index 06b251e..7253812 100755
--- a/ehcp/install_lib.php
+++ b/ehcp/install_lib.php
@@ -1496,7 +1496,12 @@ function installsql() {
 	echo "extracting and importing sql to mysql:\n";
 
 	# check if ehcp db already exists...
-	$baglanti=@mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", $tmprootpass, "ehcp");
+	$baglanti = false;
+	try
+	{
+		$baglanti=@mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", $tmprootpass, "ehcp");
+	}
+	catch (exception $e){}
 
 
 	if($baglanti){
@@ -1623,7 +1628,10 @@ function installsql() {
 
 function checkmysqlpass($user,$pass){
 	echo "mysql root pass being checked ...\n";
-	$baglanti=@mysqli_connect("localhost", $user, $pass);
+	$baglanti = false;
+	try{
+		$baglanti=@mysqli_connect("localhost", $user, $pass);
+	}catch (exception $e){}
 	if(!$baglanti){
 		return false;
 	} else return true;
diff --git a/ehcp/install_main.sh b/ehcp/install_main.sh
index 6c4da14..e56a2f5 100755
--- a/ehcp/install_main.sh
+++ b/ehcp/install_main.sh
@@ -2100,6 +2100,7 @@ function installPolicyD(){
 		# install prereqs
 		aptgetInstall libconfig-inifiles-perl
 		aptgetInstall libcache-fastmmap-perl
+		aptgetInstall libdbd-mysql-perl
 		
 		#create policyd users
 		policyDUserCheck=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep "cbpolicyd")