--- a/t/autodia.t
+++ b/t/autodia.t
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@
 
 warn "checking handlers..\n";
 
-foreach ( qw/SQL Cpp Perl PHP DBI dia Torque python umbrello/ ) {
+foreach ( qw/SQL Cpp Perl PHP dia Torque python umbrello/ ) {
   eval " require_ok('Autodia::Handler::$_') ; ";
   warn "couldn't compile Autodia::Handler::$_ : $@ : ignoring..\n" if $@;
 }
 
+if (eval "require DBI;" ) {
+    eval " require_ok('Autodia::Handler::DBI') ; ";
+    warn "couldn't compile Autodia::Handler::DBI : $@ : ignoring..\n" if $@;
+} else {
+    note('skipping Autodia::Handler::DBI - DBI not installed')
+}
+
 if (eval "require HTML::Mason;" ) {
     eval " require_ok('Autodia::Handler::Mason') ; ";
     warn "couldn't compile Autodia::Handler::Mason : $@ : ignoring..\n" if $@;