diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
index ea4cf2d..a74c528 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	public function db_pconnect()
 	{
 		log_message('debug', 'SQLite3 doesn\'t support persistent connections');
-		return $this->db_pconnect();
+		return $this->db_connect();
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------