diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
index e4d48cf1..473c4641 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
@@ -424,12 +424,18 @@ class fpdb:
                 # TODO: figure out why this seems to be necessary
                 dia_restart = gtk.MessageDialog(parent=self.window, flags=0, type=gtk.MESSAGE_WARNING,
                         buttons=(gtk.BUTTONS_OK), message_format="Restart fpdb")
-                diastring = "Fpdb now needs to close. Please restart it."
-                dia_restart.format_secondary_text(diastring)
-
-                dia_restart.run()
-                dia_restart.destroy()
-                self.quit(None, None)
+                
+                # sc: I don't see the need for this closedown - if it is a problem let me know 
+                #     and I will look into it .... (if there is a problem with db re-create I
+                #     would expect it to be before here, i.e. maybe user needs to restart before
+                #     the re-create. Once here everything should be ok.)
+                #     The recreate will not work if autoimport is running! Other than that it 
+                #     should work.
+                #diastring = "Fpdb now needs to close. Please restart it."
+                #dia_restart.format_secondary_text(diastring)
+                #dia_restart.run()
+                #dia_restart.destroy()
+                #self.quit(None, None)
             elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_NO:
 		self.release_global_lock()
                 print 'User cancelled recreating tables'