diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index 223ef8b2..5430fd02 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -345,8 +345,10 @@ class Config:
             self.supported_games[game.game_name] = game
             
 #        s_dbs = doc.getElementsByTagName("supported_databases")
-        if dbname and dbname in self.supported_databases:
-            self.db_selected = dbname
+        # select database from those defined in config by:
+        #    1) command line option
+        # or 2) selected="True" in config element
+        # or 3) just choose the first we come across
         for db_node in doc.getElementsByTagName("database"):
             try:
                 db = Database(node = db_node)
@@ -360,6 +362,9 @@ class Config:
                     self.db_selected = db.db_name
             except:
                 raise
+        if dbname and dbname in self.supported_databases:
+            self.db_selected = dbname
+
 
 #       s_dbs = doc.getElementsByTagName("mucked_windows")
         for aw_node in doc.getElementsByTagName("aw"):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 4b8d0591..731fa67d 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class Database:
         if self.backend == self.SQLITE and db_params['db-databaseName'] == ':memory:' and self.fdb.wrongDbVersion:
             log.info("sqlite/:memory: - creating")
             self.recreate_tables()
+            self.fdb.wrongDbVersion = False
 
         self.pcache      = None     # PlayerId cache
         self.cachemiss   = 0        # Delete me later - using to count player cache misses
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
index 58508f5c..1e74865e 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_db.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class fpdb_db:
                 print "outdated or too new database version - please recreate tables"
                 self.wrongDbVersion=True
         except:# _mysql_exceptions.ProgrammingError:
-            print "failed to read settings table - please recreate tables"
+            if database !=  ":memory:": print "failed to read settings table - please recreate tables"
             self.wrongDbVersion=True
     #end def connect