diff --git a/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql.go b/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql.go
index 6e18e7e..1c6d694 100644
--- a/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql.go
+++ b/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql.go
@@ -96,8 +96,16 @@ func (a *Auth) Init(config any) error {
 		a.config.Auth.PasswordColumn, a.config.Auth.AllowColumn, a.config.Auth.Table, a.config.Auth.UserColumn)
 	aclSql := fmt.Sprintf("select %s, %s from %s where %s=?",
 		a.config.Acl.TopicColumn, a.config.Acl.AccessColumn, a.config.Acl.Table, a.config.Acl.UserColumn)
-	a.authStmt, _ = sqlxDB.Preparex(authSql)
-	a.aclStmt, _ = sqlxDB.Preparex(aclSql)
+	a.authStmt, err = sqlxDB.Preparex(authSql)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.Log.Error("Unable to create prepared statement for auth-sql", "authSql", authSql)
+		return err
+	}
+	a.aclStmt, err = sqlxDB.Preparex(aclSql)
+	if err != nil {
+		a.Log.Error("Unable to create prepared statement for acl-sql", "aclStmt", aclSql)
+		return err
+	}
 	a.db = sqlxDB
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql_test.go b/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql_test.go
index 2b93c8e..fb9fe86 100644
--- a/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql_test.go
+++ b/plugin/auth/mysql/mysql_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var (
 	pkc = packets.Packet{Connect: packets.ConnectParams{Password: []byte("123456")}}
 )
 
-func teardown(a *Auth, t *testing.T) {
+func teardown(a *Auth) {
 	if a.db != nil {
 		a.Stop()
 	}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestOnConnectAuthenticate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
 	a := newAuth(t)
-	defer teardown(a, t)
+	defer teardown(a)
 	result := a.OnConnectAuthenticate(client, pkc)
 	require.Equal(t, true, result)
 }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestOnACLCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
 	a := newAuth(t)
-	defer teardown(a, t)
+	defer teardown(a)
 	topic := "topictest/1"
 	topic2 := "topictest/2"
 	result := a.OnACLCheck(client, topic, true) //publish