diff --git a/tisbackup.py b/tisbackup.py
index 6250b0f..b9a16a0 100755
--- a/tisbackup.py
+++ b/tisbackup.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class tis_backup:
             os.makedirs(self.backup_base_dir)
 
         self.logger.debug("backup directory : " + self.backup_base_dir)
-        self.dbstat = BackupStat(os.path.join(self.backup_base_dir,'log','tisbackup.sqlite'))
 
         if not cp.get('global','sqlite_dir'):
             self.dbstat = BackupStat(os.path.join(self.backup_base_dir,'log','tisbackup.sqlite'))