diff --git a/program/lib/Roundcube/bootstrap.php b/program/lib/Roundcube/bootstrap.php
index 268ea8d24..65685d96e 100644
--- a/program/lib/Roundcube/bootstrap.php
+++ b/program/lib/Roundcube/bootstrap.php
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ if (!preg_match($regexp, $path)) {
 spl_autoload_register('rcube_autoload');
 
 // set PEAR error handling (will also load the PEAR main class)
-if (class_exists('PEAR')) {
-    @PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_CALLBACK, 'rcube_pear_error');
-}
+PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_CALLBACK, 'rcube_pear_error');
 
 
 /**