diff --git a/example/install.sh b/example/install.sh
index 7fce4d2d9f..552830d5d4 100755
--- a/example/install.sh
+++ b/example/install.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ else
     pip install django
 fi
 
-echo "Creating a sqllite database:"
-./manage.py syncdb
-
 if [ ! -d ./ajax_select ]; then
 	echo "\nSymlinking ajax_select into this app directory:"
 	ln -s ../ajax_select/ ./ajax_select
 fi
 
+echo "Creating a sqllite database:"
+./manage.py syncdb
+
 echo "\nto activate the virtualenv:\nsource AJAXSELECTS/bin/activate"
 
 echo '\nto create an admin account:'