diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index 4646473c75..6c43f25d44 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -3483,6 +3483,12 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(show_function)
 	char hostname[256] = "";
 	gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname));
 
+
+	if (!(cflags & SCF_USE_SQL)) {
+		stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR SQL DISABLED NO DATA AVAILABLE!\n");
+		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
 	if (switch_core_db_handle(&db) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		stream->write_function(stream, "%s", "-ERR Databse Error!\n");
 		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -3515,11 +3521,6 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(show_function)
 
 	holder.print_title = 1;
 
-	if (!(cflags & SCF_USE_SQL) && command && !strcasecmp(command, "channels")) {
-		stream->write_function(stream, "-ERR SQL DISABLED NO CHANNEL DATA AVAILABLE!\n");
-		goto end;
-	}
-
 	/* If you change the field qty or order of any of these select */
 	/* statements, you must also change show_callback and friends to match! */
 	if (!command) {
diff --git a/src/switch_console.c b/src/switch_console.c
index 9f13823198..fdfb09bd80 100644
--- a/src/switch_console.c
+++ b/src/switch_console.c
@@ -238,9 +238,14 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(char *) switch_console_expand_alias(char *cmd, char *arg)
 	char *sql = NULL;
 	char *exp = NULL;
 	switch_cache_db_handle_t *db = NULL;
+	switch_core_flag_t cflags = switch_core_flags();
 	int full = 0;
 
 	
+	if (!(cflags & SCF_USE_SQL)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (switch_core_db_handle(&db) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Database Error\n");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
index a85766c60c..9551e5dea2 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
@@ -1590,6 +1590,8 @@ switch_status_t switch_core_sqldb_start(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, switch_bool_
 
  top:
 
+	if (!sql_manager.manage) goto skip;
+
 	/* Activate SQL database */
 	if (switch_core_db_handle(&dbh) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Error Opening DB!\n");
@@ -1707,6 +1709,7 @@ switch_status_t switch_core_sqldb_start(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, switch_bool_
 	switch_cache_db_execute_sql(dbh, "create index channels1 on channels(hostname)", NULL);
 	switch_cache_db_execute_sql(dbh, "create index calls1 on calls(hostname)", NULL);
 
+ skip:
 
 	if (sql_manager.manage) {
 		if (switch_event_bind_removable("core_db", SWITCH_EVENT_ALL, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY,
@@ -1729,7 +1732,7 @@ switch_status_t switch_core_sqldb_start(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, switch_bool_
 		switch_yield(10000);
 	}
 
-	switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&dbh);
+	if (sql_manager.manage) switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&dbh);
 
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }