Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader.cs
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diff -u -r7a8e8a9491aab62076490e6635a8926552bc0404 -rdc381b4bef2de717bfa3ad01b38f5fed7ae98891
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader.cs)	(revision 7a8e8a9491aab62076490e6635a8926552bc0404)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/src/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader.cs)	(revision dc381b4bef2de717bfa3ad01b38f5fed7ae98891)
@@ -105,23 +105,32 @@
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The version found in the database, or <see cref="string.Empty"/> if the version cannot be found.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="CriticalFileReadException">Thrown when a query could not be executed on the database schema.</exception>
-        private string ReadVersion()
+        public string ReadVersion()
         {
-            using (IDataReader reader = CreateDataReader(HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseQueryBuilder.GetVersionQuery(), null))
+            try
             {
-                if (reader.Read())
+                using (IDataReader reader = CreateDataReader(HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseQueryBuilder.GetVersionQuery(), null))
                 {
-                    string version = Convert.ToString(reader[GeneralTableDefinitions.GeneratedVersion]);
 
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
+                    if (reader.Read())
                     {
-                        return version;
+                        string version = Convert.ToString(reader[GeneralTableDefinitions.GeneratedVersion]);
+
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
+                        {
+                            return version;
+                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(Path).Build(Resources.HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader_Critical_Unexpected_value_on_column);
-                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message);
+                    string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(Path).Build(Resources.HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader_Critical_Unexpected_value_on_column);
+                    throw new CriticalFileReadException(message);
+                }
             }
+            catch (SQLiteException e)
+            {
+                string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(Path).Build(Resources.Error_HydraulicBoundaryLocation_read_from_database);
+                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, e);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
Index: Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO.Test/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReaderTest.cs
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diff -u -r9486f67a2641718e4d63a6637753b6457a6a53b5 -rdc381b4bef2de717bfa3ad01b38f5fed7ae98891
--- Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO.Test/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReaderTest.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReaderTest.cs)	(revision 9486f67a2641718e4d63a6637753b6457a6a53b5)
+++ Ringtoets/HydraRing/test/Ringtoets.HydraRing.IO.Test/HydraulicBoundaryDatabase/HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReaderTest.cs	(.../HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReaderTest.cs)	(revision dc381b4bef2de717bfa3ad01b38f5fed7ae98891)
@@ -184,5 +184,58 @@
                 Assert.AreEqual(427567.0, location.CoordinateY);
             }
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ReadVersion_EmptyDatabase_ThrowsCriticalFileReadException()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile = Path.Combine(testDataPath, "emptySchemaGeneral.sqlite");
+
+            using (var reader = new HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader(hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile))
+            {
+                // Call
+                TestDelegate test = () => reader.ReadVersion();
+
+                // Assert
+                string expectedMessage = $"Fout bij het lezen van bestand '{hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile}': kritieke fout opgetreden bij het uitlezen van waardes uit kolommen in de database.";
+                var exception = Assert.Throws<CriticalFileReadException>(test);
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ReadVersion_InvalidTrackIdColumn_ThrowsCriticalFileReadException()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile = Path.Combine(testDataPath, "empty.sqlite");
+
+            using (var reader = new HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader(hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile))
+            {
+                // Call
+                TestDelegate test = () => reader.ReadVersion();
+
+                // Assert
+                var exception = Assert.Throws<CriticalFileReadException>(test);
+                string expectedMessage = $"Fout bij het lezen van bestand '{hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile}': kon geen locaties verkrijgen van de database.";
+                Assert.AreEqual(expectedMessage, exception.Message);
+                Assert.IsInstanceOf<SQLiteException>(exception.InnerException);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ReadVersion_ValidFile_ReturnsReadVersion()
+        {
+            // Setup
+            string hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile = Path.Combine(testDataPath, "complete.sqlite");
+
+            using (var reader = new HydraulicBoundaryDatabaseReader(hydraulicBoundaryDatabaseFile))
+            {
+                // Call
+                string version= reader.ReadVersion();
+
+                // Assert
+                Assert.AreEqual("Dutch coast South19-11-2015 12:0013", version);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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