diff --git a/schema-engine/cli/tests/cli_tests.rs b/schema-engine/cli/tests/cli_tests.rs
index 18866f9b1c0a..bec62a2d3a31 100644
--- a/schema-engine/cli/tests/cli_tests.rs
+++ b/schema-engine/cli/tests/cli_tests.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ fn test_create_database_mssql(api: TestApi) {
     assert!(output.status.success());
 }
 
+#[test_connector(tags(Sqlite))]
+fn test_sqlite_url(api: TestApi) {
+    let base_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let sqlite_path = base_dir.path().join("test.db");
+    let url = format!("{}", sqlite_path.to_string_lossy());
+    let output = api.run(&["--datasource", &url, "can-connect-to-database"]);
+    assert!(!output.status.success());
+    let message = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap();
+    assert!(message.contains("The provided database string is invalid. The scheme is not recognized in database URL."));
+}
+
 #[test_connector(tags(Sqlite))]
 fn test_create_sqlite_database(api: TestApi) {
     let base_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
diff --git a/schema-engine/core/src/lib.rs b/schema-engine/core/src/lib.rs
index f4288f4305bc..92329a429663 100644
--- a/schema-engine/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schema-engine/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ fn connector_for_connection_string(
             let connector = MongoDbSchemaConnector::new(params);
             Ok(Box::new(connector))
         }
-        Some(other) => Err(CoreError::url_parse_error(format!(
-            "`{other}` is not a known connection URL scheme. Prisma cannot determine the connector."
-        ))),
+        Some(_other) => Err(CoreError::url_parse_error("The scheme is not recognized")),
         None => Err(CoreError::user_facing(InvalidConnectionString {
             details: String::new(),
         })),