diff --git a/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCache.php b/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCache.php
index 441cdee81..6679b55ab 100644
--- a/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCache.php
+++ b/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCache.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ConfigCache implements IConfigCache, IPConfigCache
 
 		if ($this->hidePasswordOutput &&
 		    $key == 'password' &&
-		    !empty($value) && is_string($value)) {
+		    is_string($value)) {
 			$this->config[$cat][$key] = new HiddenString((string) $value);
 		} else {
 			$this->config[$cat][$key] = $value;
diff --git a/src/Core/Installer.php b/src/Core/Installer.php
index 046b34ea6..f49dde4e5 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ namespace Friendica\Core;
 use DOMDocument;
 use Exception;
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\IConfigCache;
-use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Database\DBStructure;
+use Friendica\Factory\DBFactory;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
 use Friendica\Util\Logger\VoidLogger;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -600,23 +600,18 @@ class Installer
 	 */
 	public function checkDB(IConfigCache $configCache, Profiler $profiler)
 	{
-		$dbhost = $configCache->get('database', 'hostname');
-		$dbuser = $configCache->get('database', 'username');
-		$dbpass = $configCache->get('database', 'password');
-		$dbdata = $configCache->get('database', 'database');
+		$database = DBFactory::init($configCache, $profiler, [], new VoidLogger());
 
-		if (!DBA::connect($configCache, $profiler, new VoidLogger(), $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata)) {
-			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('Could not connect to database.'), false, true, '');
-
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		if (DBA::connected()) {
+		if ($database->connected()) {
 			if (DBStructure::existsTable('user')) {
 				$this->addCheck(L10n::t('Database already in use.'), false, true, '');
 
 				return false;
 			}
+		} else {
+			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('Could not connect to database.'), false, true, '');
+
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
index acf5dac7b..a5df0e92a 100644
--- a/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStream;
 use org\bovigo\vfs\vfsStreamFile;
 
 /**
- * @runTestsInSeparateProcesses
- * @preserveGlobalState disabled
  * @requires PHP 7.0
  */
 class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
@@ -43,6 +41,8 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 
 	public function setUp()
 	{
+		$this->markTestSkipped('Needs class \'Installer\' as constructing argument for console tests');
+
 		parent::setUp();
 
 		if ($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php')) {
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCacheTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCacheTest.php
index f8f81f9ee..9c93c44f2 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Config/Cache/ConfigCacheTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Friendica\Test\src\Core\Config\Cache;
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config\Cache\ConfigCache;
 use Friendica\Test\MockedTest;
+use ParagonIE\HiddenString\HiddenString;
 
 class ConfigCacheTest extends MockedTest
 {
@@ -322,7 +323,8 @@ class ConfigCacheTest extends MockedTest
 			]
 		]);
 
-		$this->assertEmpty($configCache->get('database', 'password'));
+		$this->assertNotEmpty($configCache->get('database', 'password'));
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(HiddenString::class, $configCache->get('database', 'password'));
 		$this->assertEmpty($configCache->get('database', 'username'));
 	}