Index: src/prepare.c
==================================================================
--- src/prepare.c
+++ src/prepare.c
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@
     /* assert( saved_iDb==0 || (db->mDbFlags & DBFLAG_Vacuum)!=0 ); */
     if( SQLITE_OK!=rc ){
       if( db->init.orphanTrigger ){
         assert( iDb==1 );
       }else{
-        pData->rc = rc;
+        if( rc > pData->rc ) pData->rc = rc;
         if( rc==SQLITE_NOMEM ){
           sqlite3OomFault(db);
         }else if( rc!=SQLITE_INTERRUPT && (rc&0xFF)!=SQLITE_LOCKED ){
           corruptSchema(pData, argv[1], sqlite3_errmsg(db));
         }