diff --git a/initbuild.sh b/initbuild.sh
index 934bfbf..ae14c85 100755
--- a/initbuild.sh
+++ b/initbuild.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,14 @@ then
     cd lib/node-sqlite/ &&
     ./build.sh &&
     cd ../../
+else
+    echo "Node sqlite has already been built."
 fi
 
-echo "building db..." &&
-node js/createDatabase.js
+if [ ! -d db ]
+then
+    echo "building db..." &&
+    node js/createDatabase.js
+else
+    echo "db has already been built."
+fi