diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/TestUtil.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/TestUtil.php
index a34915bab..ab80572a8 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/TestUtil.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/TestUtil.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php 
+<?php
 
 namespace Doctrine\Tests;
 
@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@ class TestUtil
                 'dbname' => $GLOBALS['db_name'],
                 'port' => $GLOBALS['db_port']
             );
+            $conn = \Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager::getConnection($params);
+            $conn->getSchemaManager()->dropAndCreateDatabase();
+            $conn->close();
+            $conn->connect();
         } else {
             $params = array(
                 'driver' => 'pdo_sqlite',
                 'memory' => true
             );
+            $conn = \Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager::getConnection($params);
         }
 
-        $conn = \Doctrine\DBAL\DriverManager::getConnection($params);
-        $conn->getSchemaManager()->dropAndCreateDatabase();
-
-        $conn->close();
-        $conn->connect();
-
         return $conn;
     }
 }
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