diff --git a/include/dba.php b/include/dba.php
index 9ac26aaa1..fc54eefeb 100644
--- a/include/dba.php
+++ b/include/dba.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class dba {
 			if (!$install) {
 				System::unavailable();
 			}
+			return false;
 		}
 		$a->save_timestamp($stamp1, "network");
 
diff --git a/mod/install.php b/mod/install.php
index 3adcb75aa..4b4940d27 100644
--- a/mod/install.php
+++ b/mod/install.php
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ function load_database_rem($v, $i) {
 }
 
 function load_database() {
-	$errors = DBStructure::update(false, true);
+	$errors = DBStructure::update(false, true, true);
 
 	return $errors;
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/DBStructure.php b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
index a1ef3374f..b8eea03e1 100644
--- a/src/Database/DBStructure.php
+++ b/src/Database/DBStructure.php
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ class DBStructure
 	 * @param array $definition An array of the definition tables
 	 * @return string Empty string if the update is successful, error messages otherwise
 	 */
-	public static function update($verbose, $action, array $tables = null, array $definition = null) {
-		if ($action) {
+	public static function update($verbose, $action, $install = false, array $tables = null, array $definition = null) {
+		if ($action && !$install) {
 			Config::set('system', 'maintenance', 1);
 			Config::set('system', 'maintenance_reason', L10n::t(': Database update', DBM::date().' '.date('e')));
 		}
@@ -455,7 +455,9 @@ class DBStructure
 				}
 
 				if ($action) {
-					Config::set('system', 'maintenance_reason', L10n::t('%s: updating %s table.', DBM::date().' '.date('e'), $name));
+					if (!$install) {
+						Config::set('system', 'maintenance_reason', L10n::t('%s: updating %s table.', DBM::date().' '.date('e'), $name));
+					}
 
 					// Ensure index conversion to unique removes duplicates
 					if ($is_unique && ($temp_name != $name)) {
@@ -505,15 +507,15 @@ class DBStructure
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ($action) {
+		if ($action && !$install) {
 			Config::set('system', 'maintenance', 0);
 			Config::set('system', 'maintenance_reason', '');
-		}
 
-		if ($errors) {
-			Config::set('system', 'dbupdate', DB_UPDATE_FAILED);
-		} else {
-			Config::set('system', 'dbupdate', DB_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL);
+			if ($errors) {
+				Config::set('system', 'dbupdate', DB_UPDATE_FAILED);
+			} else {
+				Config::set('system', 'dbupdate', DB_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL);
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $errors;