diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index b9786b16..7caeaae8 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -244,8 +244,9 @@ class Database:
     # create index indexname on tablename (col);
 
 
-    def __init__(self, c, sql = None, autoconnect = True):
+    def __init__(self, c, sql = None, autoconnect = True, create_db=False):
         #log = Configuration.get_logger("logging.conf", "db", log_dir=c.dir_log)
+        print "create DB=",create_db
         log.debug(_("Creating Database instance, sql = %s") % sql)
         self.config = c
         self.__connected = False
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ class Database:
 
             self.saveActions = False if self.import_options['saveActions'] == False else True
 
-            if self.is_connected():
+            if self.is_connected() and not create_db:
                 self.get_sites()
                 self.connection.rollback()  # make sure any locks taken so far are released
     #end def __init__
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
index fe6e1124..ff9e7c45 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ class fpdb:
         self.sql = SQL.Sql(db_server = self.settings['db-server'])
         err_msg = None
         try:
-            self.db = Database.Database(self.config, sql = self.sql)
+            self.db = Database.Database(self.config, sql = self.sql, create_db=create_db)
             if self.db.get_backend_name() == 'SQLite':
                 # tell sqlite users where the db file is
                 print (_("Connected to SQLite: %s") % self.db.db_path)