diff --git a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/percona_adapter.rb b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/percona_adapter.rb
index 74eef3b6..5f31bac1 100644
--- a/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/percona_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/percona_adapter.rb
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@ def percona_connection(config)
         config[:username] = 'root'
       end
       adapter = config[:original_adapter]
-      connection = if Departure::SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS.include?(adapter)
-                     send("#{adapter}_connection", config)
-                   else
-                     raise ArgumentError, "Unsupported adater #{adapter}. Supported Departure " \
-                                          "adapters are #{Departure::SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS.inspect}"
-                   end
+      connection = send(Departure.connection_method(adapter), config)
 
       connection_details = Departure::ConnectionDetails.new(config)
       verbose = ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose
@@ -28,19 +23,12 @@ def percona_connection(config)
       ]
       percona_logger = Departure::LoggerFactory.build(sanitizers: sanitizers, verbose: verbose)
       cli_generator = Departure::CliGenerator.new(connection_details)
-
-      runner = Departure::Runner.new(
-        percona_logger,
-        cli_generator,
-        connection
-      )
-
-      connection_options = { mysql_adapter: connection }
+      runner = Departure::Runner.new(percona_logger, cli_generator, connection)
 
       ConnectionAdapters::DepartureAdapter.new(
         runner,
         logger,
-        connection_options,
+        { mysql_adapter: connection },
         config
       )
     end
diff --git a/lib/departure.rb b/lib/departure.rb
index 9f08bb66..019af156 100644
--- a/lib/departure.rb
+++ b/lib/departure.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ module Departure
 
   class << self
     attr_accessor :configuration
+
+    def connection_method(adapter)
+      return "#{adapter}_connection" if Departure::SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS.include?(adapter)
+
+      if adapter.blank?
+        raise ArgumentError, 'You must supply the original_adapter when connecting ' \
+                            "using the percona adapter. Supported adapters: #{SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS}"
+      end
+
+      raise ArgumentError, "Unsupported adater #{adapter}. Supported Departure " \
+                            "adapters are #{Departure::SUPPORTED_ADAPTERS.inspect}"
+    end
   end
 
   def self.configure