diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index 0f354054..d4e667df 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -71,20 +71,23 @@ class Database:
                                    # a new session)
         cur = self.connection.cursor()
 
-        self.hand_1day_ago = 0
-        cur.execute(self.sql.query['get_hand_1day_ago'])
-        row = cur.fetchone()
-        if row and row[0]:
-            self.hand_1day_ago = row[0]
-        #print "hand 1day ago =", self.hand_1day_ago
+        if self.fdb.wrongDbVersion == False:
+            self.hand_1day_ago = 0
+            cur.execute(self.sql.query['get_hand_1day_ago'])
+            row = cur.fetchone()
+            if row and row[0]:
+                self.hand_1day_ago = row[0]
+            #print "hand 1day ago =", self.hand_1day_ago
 
-        d = timedelta(days=self.hud_days)
-        now = datetime.utcnow() - d
-        self.date_ndays_ago = "d%02d%02d%02d" % (now.year-2000, now.month, now.day)
+            d = timedelta(days=self.hud_days)
+            now = datetime.utcnow() - d
+            self.date_ndays_ago = "d%02d%02d%02d" % (now.year-2000, now.month, now.day)
 
-        self.hand_nhands_ago = 0  # todo
-        #cur.execute(self.sql.query['get_table_name'], (hand_id, ))
-        #row = cur.fetchone()
+            self.hand_nhands_ago = 0  # todo
+            #cur.execute(self.sql.query['get_table_name'], (hand_id, ))
+            #row = cur.fetchone()
+        else:
+            print "Bailing on DB query, not sure it exists yet"
         self.saveActions = False if self.import_options['saveActions'] == False else True
 
     def do_connect(self, c):