diff --git a/src/zm_db.cpp b/src/zm_db.cpp
index 186551673..3ab89386d 100644
--- a/src/zm_db.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_db.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ bool zmDbConnected = false;
 bool zmDbConnect() {
   // For some reason having these lines causes memory corruption and crashing on newer debian/ubuntu
 	// But they really need to be here in order to prevent a double open of mysql
-  if ( zmDbConnected ) 
-    return true;
+  //if ( zmDbConnected )  {
+    //Warning("Calling zmDbConnect when already connected");
+    //return true;
+  //}
 
   if ( !mysql_init(&dbconn) ) {
     Error("Can't initialise database connection: %s", mysql_error(&dbconn));