diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Mysql.php b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Mysql.php
index 0eb72ebea..131db1633 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Mysql.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Mysql.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_Mysql extends Doctrine_Connection_Common
      * @param Doctrine_Manager $manager
      * @param PDO|Doctrine_Adapter $adapter     database handler
      */
-    public function __construct(Doctrine_Manager $manager, $adapter)
+    public function __construct($adapter, $user = null, $pass = null)
     {
         $this->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES, true);
         $this->setAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_DEFAULT_TABLE_TYPE, 'INNODB');
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_Mysql extends Doctrine_Connection_Common
 
         $this->properties['varchar_max_length'] = 255;
 
-        parent::__construct($manager, $adapter);
+        parent::__construct($adapter, $user, $pass);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Sqlite.php b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Sqlite.php
index 64d367ff9..8d437026e 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Sqlite.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Connection/Sqlite.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_Sqlite extends Doctrine_Connection_Common
      * @param Doctrine_Manager $manager
      * @param PDO $pdo                          database handle
      */
-    public function __construct(Doctrine_Manager $manager, $adapter)
+    public function __construct($adapter, $user = null, $pass = null)
     {
         $this->supported = array('sequences'            => 'emulated',
                           'indexes'              => true,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Doctrine_Connection_Sqlite extends Doctrine_Connection_Common
                           'identifier_quoting'   => true,
                           'pattern_escaping'     => false,
                           );
-         parent::__construct($manager, $adapter);
+        parent::__construct($adapter, $user, $pass);
 
         if ($this->isConnected) {
             $this->dbh->sqliteCreateFunction('mod',    array('Doctrine_Expression_Sqlite', 'modImpl'), 2);
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Manager.php b/lib/Doctrine/Manager.php
index 875b63ac7..9ae27cb79 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Manager.php
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ class Doctrine_Manager implements Doctrine_Configurable, Countable, IteratorAggr
     public function hasAttribute($key)
     {
         return false;
-    }
-    
-    public function setAttribute($name, $value) {}
-    public function getAttribute($name) {
-        if ($name == Doctrine::ATTR_MODEL_LOADING) {
-            return Doctrine::MODEL_LOADING_CONSERVATIVE;
-        }
+    }
+    
+    public function setAttribute($name, $value) {}
+    public function getAttribute($name) {
+        if ($name == Doctrine::ATTR_MODEL_LOADING) {
+            return Doctrine::MODEL_LOADING_CONSERVATIVE;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Doctrine_Manager implements Doctrine_Configurable, Countable, IteratorAggr
         }
 
         $className = $drivers[$driverName];
-        $conn = new $className($this, $adapter);
+        $conn = new $className($adapter);
         $conn->setName($name);
 
         $this->_connections[$name] = $conn;