diff --git a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/changelog/CassandraChangeLogHistoryService.java b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/changelog/CassandraChangeLogHistoryService.java
index 03e2e0ca..ee384358 100644
--- a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/changelog/CassandraChangeLogHistoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/changelog/CassandraChangeLogHistoryService.java
@@ -30,22 +30,7 @@ public boolean supports(Database database) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasDatabaseChangeLogTable() {
-        boolean hasChangeLogTable;
-        try {
-            Statement statement = ((CassandraDatabase) getDatabase()).getStatement();
-            statement.executeQuery("select ID from " + getDatabase().getDefaultCatalogName() + ".DATABASECHANGELOG");
-            statement.close();
-            hasChangeLogTable = true;
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            Scope.getCurrentScope().getLog(getClass()).info("No DATABASECHANGELOG available in cassandra.");
-            hasChangeLogTable = false;
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            hasChangeLogTable = false;
-        }
-
-        // needs to be generated up front
-        return hasChangeLogTable;
+        return ((CassandraDatabase)getDatabase()).hasDatabaseChangeLogLockTable();
     }
 
 
@@ -62,7 +47,7 @@ public int getNextSequenceValue() {
             }
             statement.close();
 
-        } catch (SQLException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+        } catch (SQLException | DatabaseException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
         return next + 1;
diff --git a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/database/CassandraDatabase.java b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/database/CassandraDatabase.java
index b9a9dfc6..3094c0fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/database/CassandraDatabase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/database/CassandraDatabase.java
@@ -128,11 +128,27 @@ public String getDefaultCatalogName() {
 		return getKeyspace();
 	}
 
-	public Statement getStatement() throws ClassNotFoundException, SQLException {
-		String url = super.getConnection().getURL();
-		Class.forName("com.simba.cassandra.jdbc42.Driver");
-		Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
-		return con.createStatement();
+	public Statement getStatement() throws DatabaseException {
+		return ((JdbcConnection) super.getConnection()).createStatement();
+	}
+
+	public boolean hasDatabaseChangeLogLockTable() {
+		boolean hasChangeLogLockTable;
+		try {
+			Statement statement = getStatement();
+			statement.executeQuery("SELECT ID from " + getDefaultCatalogName() + ".DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK");
+			statement.close();
+			hasChangeLogLockTable = true;
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			Scope.getCurrentScope().getLog(getClass()).info("No DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK available in cassandra.");
+			hasChangeLogLockTable = false;
+		} catch (DatabaseException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			hasChangeLogLockTable = false;
+		}
+
+		// needs to be generated up front
+		return hasChangeLogLockTable;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/lockservice/LockServiceCassandra.java b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/lockservice/LockServiceCassandra.java
index 37f306e3..9953fb34 100644
--- a/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/lockservice/LockServiceCassandra.java
+++ b/src/main/java/liquibase/ext/cassandra/lockservice/LockServiceCassandra.java
@@ -140,22 +140,7 @@ public void releaseLock() throws LockException {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasDatabaseChangeLogLockTable() {
-        boolean hasChangeLogLockTable;
-        try {
-            Statement statement = ((CassandraDatabase) database).getStatement();
-            statement.executeQuery("SELECT ID from " + database.getDefaultCatalogName() + ".DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK");
-            statement.close();
-            hasChangeLogLockTable = true;
-        } catch (SQLException e) {
-            Scope.getCurrentScope().getLog(getClass()).info("No DATABASECHANGELOGLOCK available in cassandra.");
-            hasChangeLogLockTable = false;
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            hasChangeLogLockTable = false;
-        }
-
-        // needs to be generated up front
-        return hasChangeLogLockTable;
+        return ((CassandraDatabase)database).hasDatabaseChangeLogLockTable();
     }
 
     @Override