diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index f1401898..c6cfb6bd 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -824,6 +824,8 @@ NB: We support only local files (e.g., /a/b/c) and http:// URIs at the moment
 
     def run(self):
 
+        self.init(database=False)
+
         if len(self.args)==2 or len(self.args)==0:
             self.init()
             if len(self.args)==2:
@@ -857,6 +859,8 @@ Remove all repository information from the system.
 
     def run(self):
 
+        self.init(database=False)
+
         if len(self.args)>=1:
             self.init()
             for repo in self.args: