Strange issue whilst trying sqlite

I am building a new platform using ci3 and sqlite3 but it seems that on the first db query I receive an error that I cant trace back to my code. for simplicity I recoded a model to just do a single data request:

PHP Code:

$this->db->get_where('static_pages', array('id'=>'1')); 


running this through the normal foreach loop resulted in the following error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function quote() on boolean in D:\www\system\database\drivers\pdo\pdo_driver.php on line 231

I could be the next noob trying to save noobia but I have a feeling this error should be there.
Who can assist me with this error?