diff --git a/install3.php b/install3.php
index f8868b5..a89bd29 100644
--- a/install3.php
+++ b/install3.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ mysql_select_db($DBNAME);
 		}
 
 //a fresh install should ONLY have DBVERSION defined in the config table.  If there are others (FAIRYEAR, SFIABDIRECTORY) then this is NOT fresh
-$q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM config WHERE year='0'");
+$q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM config WHERE year='0' AND ( var='DBVERSION' OR var='FAIRYEAR' OR var='SFIABDIRECTORY') ");
 //we might get an error if the config table does not exist (ie, installer step 2 failed)
 if(mysql_error())
 {