diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
index 889cfcb5c..b6efde6c7 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsBSDDB.py
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
             # These env settings are only needed for Txn environment
             self.env.set_lk_max_locks(25000)
             self.env.set_lk_max_objects(25000)
-            self.env.set_flags(db.DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE,1)  # clean up unused logs
+            
+            self.set_auto_remove()
 
             # The DB_PRIVATE flag must go if we ever move to multi-user setup
             env_flags = db.DB_CREATE|db.DB_PRIVATE|\
@@ -1386,7 +1387,8 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
         if transaction.batch:
             if self.UseTXN:
                 self.env.txn_checkpoint()
-                self.env.set_flags(db.DB_TXN_NOSYNC,1)      # async txn
+                if db.version() < (4, 7):
+                    self.env.set_flags(db.DB_TXN_NOSYNC, 1)      # async txn
 
             if self.secondary_connected and not transaction.no_magic:
                 # Disconnect unneeded secondary indices
@@ -1426,7 +1428,8 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
         if transaction.batch:
             if self.UseTXN:
                 self.env.txn_checkpoint()
-                self.env.set_flags(db.DB_TXN_NOSYNC,0)      # sync txn
+                if db.version() < (4, 7):
+                    self.env.set_flags(db.DB_TXN_NOSYNC, 0)      # sync txn
 
             if not transaction.no_magic:
                 # create new secondary indices to replace the ones removed
@@ -1498,6 +1501,31 @@ class GrampsBSDDB(GrampsDbBase,UpdateCallback):
             db_map.put(handle,data,txn=self.txn)
             self.emit(signal,([handle],))
 
+    def set_auto_remove(self):
+        """
+        BSDDB change log settings using new method with renamed attributes
+        """
+        if db.version() < (4, 7):
+            # by the book: old method with old attribute
+            self.env.set_flags(db.DB_LOG_AUTOREMOVE, 1)
+        else: # look at python pybsddb interface, should also be 4.7+
+            # TODO test with new version of pybsddb
+            try:
+                # try numeric compare, just first 2 digits
+                # this won't work with something like "4.10a", but
+                # hopefully they won't do that
+                old_version = map(int, db.__version__.split(".",2)[:2]) < (4, 7)
+            except:
+                # fallback, weak string compare
+                old_version = db.__version__ < "4.7"
+            if old_version:
+                # undocumented: old method with new attribute
+                self.env.set_flags(db.DB_LOG_AUTO_REMOVE, 1)
+            else:
+                # by the book: new method with new attribute
+                self.env.log_set_config(db.DB_LOG_AUTO_REMOVE, 1)
+
+
     def gramps_upgrade(self,callback=None):
         UpdateCallback.__init__(self,callback)