diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index dd861f4e0..3faede020 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ class EquoInterface(TextInterface):
         self.indexing = indexing
         self.noclientdb = False
         self.openclientdb = True
-        if not noclientdb:
+        if noclientdb in (False,0):
             self.noclientdb = False
-        elif noclientdb == True:
+        elif noclientdb in (True,1):
             self.noclientdb = True
-        else:
+        elif noclientdb == 2:
             self.noclientdb = True
             self.openclientdb = False
         self.xcache = xcache
diff --git a/libraries/reagentTools.py b/libraries/reagentTools.py
index 2f95776f3..8b62f3022 100644
--- a/libraries/reagentTools.py
+++ b/libraries/reagentTools.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from serverConstants import *
 from outputTools import *
 import exceptionTools
 from entropy import EquoInterface
-Entropy = EquoInterface(noclientdb = True)
+Entropy = EquoInterface(noclientdb = 2)
 
 # Logging initialization
 import logTools