diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 4602b0b7d8..b03cca8c51 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ function read_password {
 # The available database backends are listed in ``DATABASE_BACKENDS`` after
 # ``lib/database`` is sourced. ``mysql`` is the default.
 
-initialize_database_backends && echo "Using $DATABASE_TYPE database backend" || echo "No database enabled"
+initialize_database_backends && echo "Using $DATABASE_TYPE database backend" || die $LINENO "No database enabled"
 
 
 # Queue Configuration