diff --git a/core/include/db_manager.h b/core/include/db_manager.h
index fcc5f4a..2e26f95 100644
--- a/core/include/db_manager.h
+++ b/core/include/db_manager.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <QSqlDriver>
 #include <QSqlError>
 #include <QSqlQuery>
+#include <QFileInfo>
 
 /**
  * @brief A class used to handle database interaction.
diff --git a/core/src/db_manager.cpp b/core/src/db_manager.cpp
index d8e2ace..7de8104 100644
--- a/core/src/db_manager.cpp
+++ b/core/src/db_manager.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 DBManager::DBManager() :
     DRIVER("QSQLITE")
 {
+    const QString db_filename = "config/akashi.db";
+    QFileInfo db_info(db_filename);
+    if(!db_info.isReadable() || !db_info.isWritable()) 
+        qCritical() << tr("Database Error: Missing permissions. Check if \"%1\" is writable.").arg(db_filename);
+
     db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase(DRIVER);
     db.setDatabaseName("config/akashi.db");
     if (!db.open())