diff --git a/system/db.php b/system/db.php
index 1b03d851..4769fc74 100644
--- a/system/db.php
+++ b/system/db.php
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ public static function connection($connection = null)
 			$connection = Config::get('db.default');
 		}
 
-		return array_key_exists($connection, static::$connections)
-                                                  ? static::$connections[$connection]
-                                                  : static::$connections[$connection] = DB\Connector::connect($connection);
+		if ( ! array_key_exists($connection, static::$connections))
+		{
+			static::$connections[$connection] = DB\Connector::connect($connection);
+		}
+
+		return static::$connections[$connection];
 	}
 
 	/**