diff --git a/src/ReadXML.py b/src/ReadXML.py
index 64a5a25ff..73d1f63c2 100644
--- a/src/ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/ReadXML.py
@@ -232,16 +232,12 @@ def loadRevision(database, file, filename, revision, callback=None):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import profile
-    import cPickle
     
     database = RelDataBase()
     t1 = time.time()
-    #profile.run('loadData(database, sys.argv[1])')
-    loadData(database,sys.argv[1])
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        profile.run('loadData(database, sys.argv[1])')
+    else:
+        loadData(database,sys.argv[1])
     t2 = time.time()
     print t2-t1
-    f = gzip.open("autosave","w")
-    p = cPickle.dump(database,f)
-    f.close()
-    t3 = time.time()
-    print t3-t2