diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 5041268..16c72d8 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -46,13 +46,7 @@
 
 	function CI_DB_odbc_driver($params)
 	{
-		if (is_array($params))
-		{
-			foreach ($params as $key => $val)
-			{
-				$this->$key = $val;
-			}
-		}
+		parent::CI_DB($params);
 
 		$this->_random_keyword = ' RND('.time().')'; // database specific random keyword
 	}