diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c67aaadb..0a1022a50 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug #1729027 Sorting results of VIEW browsing
 - bug #1733012 Unwanted table alias in delete button
 - bug #1736405 Pretty printer and HTML line breaks
+- bug #1745257 Invalid DB name is still displayed
 
 2.10.2.0 (2007-06-15)
 
diff --git a/db_create.php b/db_create.php
index 8e86c622e..ec00be636 100644
--- a/db_create.php
+++ b/db_create.php
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
  */
 require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 $js_to_run = 'functions.js';
-require_once './libraries/header.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/mysql_charsets.lib.php';
 
-
 PMA_checkParameters(array('db'));
 
 /**
@@ -34,13 +32,18 @@ if (!empty($db_collation) && PMA_MYSQL_INT_VERSION >= 40101) {
 }
 $sql_query .= ';';
 
-$result = PMA_DBI_query($sql_query);
-
-
-/**
- * Displays the result and calls default page
- */
-$message = $strDatabase . ' ' . htmlspecialchars($db) . ' ' . $strHasBeenCreated;
-require_once './' . $cfg['DefaultTabDatabase'];
+$result = PMA_DBI_try_query($sql_query);
 
+if (! $result) {
+    $message = PMA_DBI_getError();
+    // avoid displaying the not-created db name in header or navi panel
+    $GLOBALS['db'] = '';
+    $GLOBALS['table'] = '';
+    require_once './libraries/header.inc.php';
+    require_once './main.php';
+} else {
+    $message = $strDatabase . ' ' . htmlspecialchars($db) . ' ' . $strHasBeenCreated;
+    require_once './libraries/header.inc.php';
+    require_once './' . $cfg['DefaultTabDatabase'];
+}
 ?>