diff --git a/src/parallel b/src/parallel
index 304f8e38..d2b6550d 100755
--- a/src/parallel
+++ b/src/parallel
@@ -11729,9 +11729,14 @@ sub new($) {
     my $dsn = "DBI:$driver:dbname=$database$host$port";
     my $userid = $options{'user'};
     my $password = $options{'password'};;
+    if(not grep /$driver/, DBI->available_drivers) {
+	::error("$driver not supported. Are you missing a perl DBD::$driver module?");
+	::wait_and_exit(255);
+    }
     my $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $userid, $password,
 			   { RaiseError => 1, AutoInactiveDestroy => 1 })
 	or die $DBI::errstr;
+
     $dbh->{'PrintWarn'} = $Global::debug || 0;
     $dbh->{'PrintError'} = $Global::debug || 0;
     $dbh->{'RaiseError'} = 1;
diff --git a/testsuite/tests-to-run/parallel-local-3s.sh b/testsuite/tests-to-run/parallel-local-3s.sh
index 047a948e..d8eb213b 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests-to-run/parallel-local-3s.sh
+++ b/testsuite/tests-to-run/parallel-local-3s.sh
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ par_sqlworker_hostname() {
 	perl -pe "s/$hostname/<hostname>/g"
 }
 
+par_sqlandworker_uninstalled_dbd() {
+    echo 'bug #56096: dbi-csv no such column'
+    sudo mv /usr/share/perl5/DBD/CSV.pm /usr/share/perl5/DBD/CSV.pm.gone
+    parallel --sqlandworker csv:////%2Ftmp%2Flog.csv echo ::: must fail
+    sudo cp /usr/share/perl5/DBD/CSV.pm.gone /usr/share/perl5/DBD/CSV.pm
+    parallel --sqlandworker csv:////%2Ftmp%2Flog.csv echo ::: works
+}
+    
 par_commandline_with_newline() {
     echo 'bug #51299: --retry-failed with command with newline'
     echo 'The format must remain the same'
diff --git a/testsuite/wanted-results/parallel-local-3s b/testsuite/wanted-results/parallel-local-3s
index 97cd6b36..9dcca28f 100644
--- a/testsuite/wanted-results/parallel-local-3s
+++ b/testsuite/wanted-results/parallel-local-3s
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ par_slow_args_generation	### Test slow arguments generation - https://savannah.g
 par_slow_args_generation	1
 par_slow_args_generation	2
 par_slow_args_generation	3
+par_sqlandworker_uninstalled_dbd	bug #56096: dbi-csv no such column
+par_sqlandworker_uninstalled_dbd	parallel: Error: CSV not supported. Are you missing a perl DBD::CSV module?
+par_sqlandworker_uninstalled_dbd	works
 par_sqlworker_hostname	bug #50901: --sqlworker should use hostname in the joblog instead of :
 par_sqlworker_hostname	1
 par_sqlworker_hostname	2