diff --git a/gramps/cli/grampscli.py b/gramps/cli/grampscli.py
index d1d3cfc07..d7b9afea6 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/grampscli.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/grampscli.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(".grampscli")
 from gramps.gen.display.name import displayer as name_displayer
 from gramps.gen.config import config
 from gramps.gen.const import PLUGINS_DIR, USER_PLUGINS
+from gramps.gen.db.dbconst import DBBACKEND
 from gramps.gen.errors import DbError
 from gramps.gen.dbstate import DbState
 from gramps.gen.db.exceptions import (DbUpgradeRequiredError, 
@@ -151,7 +152,14 @@ class CLIDbLoader(object):
         else:
             mode = 'w'
 
-        db = self.dbstate.make_database("bsddb")
+        dbid_path = os.path.join(filename, DBBACKEND)
+        if os.path.isfile(dbid_path):
+            with open(dbid_path) as fp:
+                dbid = fp.read().strip()
+        else:
+            dbid = "bsddb"
+
+        db = self.dbstate.make_database(dbid)
         
         self.dbstate.change_database(db)
         self.dbstate.db.disable_signals()
diff --git a/gramps/gui/dbloader.py b/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
index f3d303b15..d95c6bb9a 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/dbloader.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from gi.repository import GObject
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 from gramps.gen.const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
+from gramps.gen.db.dbconst import DBBACKEND
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 from gramps.cli.grampscli import CLIDbLoader
 from gramps.gen.config import config
@@ -304,7 +305,14 @@ class DbLoader(CLIDbLoader):
         else:
             mode = 'w'
 
-        db = self.dbstate.make_database("bsddb")
+        dbid_path = os.path.join(filename, DBBACKEND)
+        if os.path.isfile(dbid_path):
+            with open(dbid_path) as fp:
+                dbid = fp.read().strip()
+        else:
+            dbid = "bsddb"
+
+        db = self.dbstate.make_database(dbid)
         db.disable_signals()
         self.dbstate.no_database()
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/database/djangodb.py b/gramps/plugins/database/djangodb.py
index adb28dc54..e0d8c043a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/database/djangodb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/database/djangodb.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ from gramps.gen.db import (PERSON_KEY,
 from gramps.gen.utils.id import create_id
 from django.db import transaction
 
+## add this directory to sys path, so we can find django_support later:
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
 class Environment(object):
     """
     Implements the Environment API.
@@ -322,10 +327,15 @@ class DbDjango(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase, UpdateCallback, Callback):
         if directory:
             self.load(directory)
 
-    def load(self, directory, pulse_progress=None, mode=None):
+    def load(self, directory, pulse_progress=None, mode=None, 
+             force_schema_upgrade=False,
+             force_bsddb_upgrade=False,
+             force_bsddb_downgrade=False,
+             force_python_upgrade=False):
         self._directory = directory
         from django.conf import settings
-        default_settings = {}
+        default_settings = {"__file__": 
+                            os.path.join(directory, "default_settings.py")}
         settings_file = os.path.join(directory, "default_settings.py")
         with open(settings_file) as f:
             code = compile(f.read(), settings_file, 'exec')
@@ -1785,7 +1795,10 @@ class DbDjango(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase, UpdateCallback, Callback):
         return self.family_bookmarks
 
     def get_save_path(self):
-        return "/tmp/"
+        return self._directory
+
+    def set_save_path(self, directory):
+        self._directory = directory
 
     ## Get types:
     def get_event_attribute_types(self):