diff --git a/admin_settings.php b/admin_settings.php
index 8339b3e7..c11ef5e2 100644
--- a/admin_settings.php
+++ b/admin_settings.php
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
  */
 
 define('AREA', 'admin');
-$need_db_sql_data = true;
-$need_root_db_sql_data = true;
 require './lib/init.php';
 
+// get sql-root access data
+Database::needRoot(true);
+Database::needSqlData();
+$sql_root = Database::getSqlData();
+Database::needRoot(false);
+
 if (($page == 'settings' || $page == 'overview')
 	&& $userinfo['change_serversettings'] == '1'
 ) {
diff --git a/customer_mysql.php b/customer_mysql.php
index 5f9ae522..bfbe905c 100644
--- a/customer_mysql.php
+++ b/customer_mysql.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ require './lib/init.php';
 
 // get sql-root access data
 Database::needRoot(true);
-Database::needSqlData(true);
+Database::needSqlData();
 $sql_root = Database::getSqlData();
 Database::needRoot(false);
 
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ if (isset($_POST['id'])) {
 
 if ($page == 'overview') {
 	$log->logAction(USR_ACTION, LOG_NOTICE, "viewed customer_mysql");
+	Database::needSqlData();
+	$sql = Database::getSqlData();
 	$lng['mysql']['description'] = str_replace('<SQL_HOST>', $sql['host'], $lng['mysql']['description']);
 	eval("echo \"" . getTemplate('mysql/mysql') . "\";");
 } elseif($page == 'mysqls') {
diff --git a/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php b/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
index ea3a3516..7dcfdff8 100644
--- a/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
+++ b/lib/classes/database/class.Database.php
@@ -132,12 +132,17 @@ class Database {
 	 * only give you the data ONCE as it disable itself
 	 * after the first access to the data
 	 *
-	 * @param bool $needsql
 	 */
-	public static function needSqlData($needsql = false) {
-		self::$_needsqldata = $needsql;
+	public static function needSqlData() {
+		self::$_needsqldata = true;
 		self::$_sqldata = array();
 		self::$_link = null;
+		// we need a connection here because
+		// if getSqlData() is called RIGHT after
+		// this function and no "real" PDO
+		// function was called, getDB() wasn't
+		// involved and no data collected
+		self::getDB();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -147,16 +152,17 @@ class Database {
 	 * @return array|bool
 	 */
 	public static function getSqlData() {
+		$return = false;
 		if (self::$_sqldata !== null
 				&& is_array(self::$_sqldata)
 				&& isset(self::$_sqldata['user'])
 		) {
-			return self::$_sqldata;
+			$return = self::$_sqldata;
 			// automatically disable sql-data
 			self::$_sqldata = null;
 			self::$_needsqldata = false;
 		}
-		return false;
+		return $return;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/functions/database/function.correctMysqlUsers.php b/lib/functions/database/function.correctMysqlUsers.php
index 10e38457..61b8acee 100644
--- a/lib/functions/database/function.correctMysqlUsers.php
+++ b/lib/functions/database/function.correctMysqlUsers.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function correctMysqlUsers($mysql_access_host_array) {
 
 	// get sql-root access data
 	Database::needRoot(true);
-	Database::needSqlData(true);
+	Database::needSqlData();
 	$sql_root = Database::getSqlData();
 	Database::needRoot(false);
 
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_backup.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_backup.php
index 76ebee09..852c283a 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_backup.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_backup.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ($settings['system']['backup_enabled'] == '1') {
 
 	// get sql-root access data for mysqldump
 	Database::needRoot(true);
-	Database::needSqlData(true);
+	Database::needSqlData();
 	$sql_root = Database::getSqlData();
 	Database::needRoot(false);