SQL errors result in fatal error in specific cases

PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function getParameter() on null in /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/includes/functions.php:3402\nStack trace:\n#0 [internal function]: msg_handler(256, 'SQL ERROR [ mys...', '/var/www/phpbb/...', 1023, Array)\n#1 /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/driver.php(1023): trigger_error('SQL ERROR [ mys...', 256)\n#2 /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/phpbb/db/driver/mysqli.php(109): phpbb\\db\\driver\\driver->sql_error('')\n#3 /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/phpbb/di/container_builder.php(560): phpbb\\db\\driver
mysqli->sql_connect('mysql1-vip.osuo...', 'phpbb', 'zSQCkGxKbMxivcA...', 'phpbb_area51', NULL, false, false)\n#4 /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/phpbb/di/container_builder.php(211): phpbb\\di\\container_builder->inject_dbal_driver()\n#5 /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/phpbb/di/container_builder.php(418): phpbb\\di\\container_builder->get_container()\n#6 /var/www/php in /var/www/phpbb/area51.phpbb.com/area51-phpbb3/phpBB/includes/functions.php on line 3402