diff --git a/src/AbstractRequest.php b/src/AbstractRequest.php
index a6443bb..c1c3c7e 100644
--- a/src/AbstractRequest.php
+++ b/src/AbstractRequest.php
@@ -255,6 +255,6 @@ protected function prepareUserAgent()
 
     public function getDb()
     {
-        return $this->builder->db;
+        return isset($this->builder) ? $this->builder->db : AbstractConnection::getDb($this->dbname);
     }
 }