diff --git a/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-clone-and-install.sh b/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-clone-and-install.sh
index 3cd7ff3..afcc163 100755
--- a/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-clone-and-install.sh
+++ b/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-clone-and-install.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,3 @@ git fetch origin $RUNBOAT_GIT_REF:build
 git checkout build
 
 oca_install_addons
-
-# disable the database manager
-echo "list_db = False" >> $ODOO_RC
diff --git a/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-start.sh b/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-start.sh
index 68827ae..0864385 100755
--- a/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-start.sh
+++ b/src/runboat/kubefiles/runboat-start.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ oca_wait_for_postgres
 
 unbuffer $(which odoo || which openerp-server) \
   --data-dir=/opt/odoo-data \
+  --no-database-list \
   -d ${PGDATABASE}