diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index f0ed00232e..5dd93523e3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ load_translation_table($lang);
  */
 
 require_once("dba.php");
-$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, $install);
-        unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
-
 
 if(! $install) {
+$db = new dba($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data, $install);
+        unset($db_host, $db_user, $db_pass, $db_data);
 
 	/**
 	 * Load configs from db. Overwrite configs from .htconfig.php