diff --git a/SharpChat/Program.cs b/SharpChat/Program.cs
index e21eb75..8164187 100644
--- a/SharpChat/Program.cs
+++ b/SharpChat/Program.cs
@@ -124,12 +124,11 @@ namespace SharpChat {
 
 
             const string mdb_config = @"mariadb.txt";
-            bool hasMDB = File.Exists(mdb_config);
             string[] mdbCfg = File.Exists(mdb_config) ? File.ReadAllLines(mdb_config) : Array.Empty<string>();
 
             sw.WriteLine();
             sw.WriteLine("# MariaDB configuration");
-            if(!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mdbCfg[0]))
+            if(mdbCfg.Length > 0)
                 sw.WriteLine($"mariadb:host {mdbCfg[0]}");
             else
                 sw.WriteLine($"#mariadb:host <username>");