diff --git a/system/database/DB.php b/system/database/DB.php
index 078f1ef..c3e7722 100644
--- a/system/database/DB.php
+++ b/system/database/DB.php
@@ -46,6 +46,29 @@
 		
 		$params = $db[$active_group];			
 	}
+	else
+	{
+		
+		/* parse the URL from the DSN string
+		*  Database settings can be passed as discreet
+	 	*  parameters or as a data source name in the first
+	 	*  parameter. DSNs must have this prototype:
+	 	*  $dsn = 'driver://username:password@hostname/database';
+		*/
+	
+		if (($dns = @parse_url($params)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			show_error('Invalid DB Connection String');
+		}
+		
+		$params = array(
+							'dbdriver'	=> $dns['scheme'],
+							'hostname'	=> (isset($dns['host'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['host']) : '',
+							'username'	=> (isset($dns['user'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['user']) : '',
+							'password'	=> (isset($dns['pass'])) ? rawurldecode($dns['pass']) : '',
+							'database'	=> (isset($dns['path'])) ? rawurldecode(substr($dns['host'], 1)) : ''
+						);
+	}
 	
 	// No DB specified yet?  Beat them senseless...
 	if ( ! isset($params['dbdriver']) OR $params['dbdriver'] == '')
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index 6b3a74b..b101317 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -70,12 +70,7 @@
 	 * Constructor.  Accepts one parameter containing the database
 	 * connection settings.
 	 *
-	 * Database settings can be passed as discreet
-	 * parameters or as a data source name in the first
-	 * parameter. DSNs must have this prototype:
-	 * $dsn = 'driver://username:password@hostname/database';
-	 *
-	 * @param mixed. Can be an array or a DSN string
+	 * @param array
 	 */	
 	function CI_DB_driver($params)
 	{
@@ -86,24 +81,6 @@
 				$this->$key = $val;
 			}
 		}
-		elseif (strpos($params, '://'))
-		{
-			if (FALSE === ($dsn = @parse_url($params)))
-			{
-				log_message('error', 'Invalid DB Connection String');
-			
-				if ($this->db_debug)
-				{
-					return $this->display_error('db_invalid_connection_str');
-				}
-				return FALSE;			
-			}
-			
-			$this->hostname = ( ! isset($dsn['host'])) ? '' : rawurldecode($dsn['host']);
-			$this->username = ( ! isset($dsn['user'])) ? '' : rawurldecode($dsn['user']);
-			$this->password = ( ! isset($dsn['pass'])) ? '' : rawurldecode($dsn['pass']);
-			$this->database = ( ! isset($dsn['path'])) ? '' : rawurldecode(substr($dsn['path'], 1));
-		}
 
 		log_message('debug', 'Database Driver Class Initialized');
 	}