diff --git a/app/ring_groups/ring_groups_edit.php b/app/ring_groups/ring_groups_edit.php
index 71095a3e82..e9fb0bc1a9 100644
--- a/app/ring_groups/ring_groups_edit.php
+++ b/app/ring_groups/ring_groups_edit.php
@@ -253,13 +253,11 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 					$sql = "select count(*) as num_rows from v_dialplans ";
 					$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '".$_SESSION['domain_uuid']."' ";
 					$sql .= "and dialplan_uuid = '".$dialplan_uuid."' ";
-					$db->exec(check_sql($sql));
 					$prep_statement = $db->prepare(check_sql($sql));
 					if ($prep_statement) {
 						$prep_statement->execute();
-						$row = $prep_statement->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+						$row = $prep_statement->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
 						if ($row['num_rows'] == 0) {
-
 							//add the dialplan
 								require_once "includes/classes/database.php";
 								$database = new database;
@@ -313,7 +311,6 @@ if (count($_POST)>0 && strlen($_POST["persistformvar"]) == 0) {
 
 							//apply settings reminder
 								$_SESSION["reload_xml"] = true;
-
 						}
 					}
 
diff --git a/includes/classes/database.php b/includes/classes/database.php
index fbe7f5c577..358551db99 100644
--- a/includes/classes/database.php
+++ b/includes/classes/database.php
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ include "root.php";
 						}
 						unset ($file_contents, $sql);
 						$db->commit();
-
 						if (is_writable($this->path.'/'.$this->name)) {
 							//is writable - use database in current location
 						}
@@ -429,8 +428,22 @@ include "root.php";
 						$i++;
 					}
 					$sql .= ")";
-					$this->sql = $sql;
-					$this->db->exec($sql);
+				//execute the query, show exceptions
+					$this->db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+					try {
+						$this->sql = $sql;
+						$this->db->exec($sql);
+					}
+					catch(PDOException $e) {
+						echo "<b>Error:</b><br />\n";
+						echo "<table>\n";
+						echo "<tr>\n";
+						echo "<td>\n";
+						echo $e->getMessage();
+						echo "</td>\n";
+						echo "</tr>\n";
+						echo "</table>\n";
+					}
 					unset($this->fields);
 					unset($sql);
 			}