diff --git a/frappe/database/__init__.py b/frappe/database/__init__.py
index 3301784b5a..9d05223044 100644
--- a/frappe/database/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/database/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 def setup_database(force, source_sql=None, verbose=None):
 	import frappe
-	if frappe.db.db_type == 'postgres':
+	if frappe.conf.db_type == 'postgres':
 		import frappe.database.postgres.setup_db
 		return frappe.database.postgres.setup_db.setup_database(force, source_sql, verbose)
 	else:
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def setup_database(force, source_sql=None, verbose=None):
 
 def drop_user_and_database(db_name, root_login=None, root_password=None):
 	import frappe
-	if frappe.db.db_type == 'postgres':
+	if frappe.conf.db_type == 'postgres':
 		pass
 	else:
 		import frappe.database.mariadb.setup_db
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def drop_user_and_database(db_name, root_login=None, root_password=None):
 
 def get_db(host=None, user=None, password=None, port=None):
 	import frappe
-	if frappe.db.db_type == 'postgres':
+	if frappe.conf.db_type == 'postgres':
 		import frappe.database.postgres.database
 		return frappe.database.postgres.database.PostgresDatabase(host, user, password, port=port)
 	else:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def get_db(host=None, user=None, password=None, port=None):
 
 def setup_help_database(help_db_name):
 	import frappe
-	if frappe.db.db_type == 'postgres':
+	if frappe.conf.db_type == 'postgres':
 		import frappe.database.postgres.setup_db
 		return frappe.database.postgres.setup_db.setup_help_database(help_db_name)
 	else:
diff --git a/frappe/installer.py b/frappe/installer.py
index c01cee269e..4c97ffd8fc 100755
--- a/frappe/installer.py
+++ b/frappe/installer.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def install_db(root_login="root", root_password=None, db_name=None, source_sql=N
 	db_type=None):
 
 	if not db_type:
-		db_type = frappe.db.db_type or 'mariadb'
+		db_type = frappe.conf.db_type or 'mariadb'
 
 
 	make_conf(db_name, site_config=site_config, db_type=db_type)