diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 537485d0e..a9271abd5 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2005-03-07 Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
+	* src/gramps_main.py (post_load): Upgrade even if no callback.
+
 2005-03-06  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsBSDDB.py: display upgrade messages to stdout
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
index 13e9c9c5b..61a16875d 100755
--- a/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -1584,8 +1584,9 @@ class Gramps:
             self.db.set_researcher(owner)
 
         self.setup_bookmarks()
-        if callback and self.db.need_upgrade():
-            callback(_('Upgrading database...'))
+        if self.db.need_upgrade():
+            if callback:
+                callback(_('Upgrading database...'))
             self.db.upgrade()
 
         GrampsKeys.save_last_file(name)