diff --git a/make_db b/make_db
index b6d70332aca2a4e1d0a5d798ac635f58d64702ac..295361b880e76176252a15046e4998a1457eecc8 100755
--- a/make_db
+++ b/make_db
@@ -207,12 +207,21 @@ function _db_exists() {
         && return 0 || return 1
 }
 
-echo "HIER1"
+echo "HIER1a"
 
-. .config
+cat .config || echo "failed1"
+
+echo "HIER1b"
+
+. .config || echo "failed2"
+
+echo "HIER1c"
+
+source .config || echo "failed3"
 
 echo "HIER2"
 
+
 INSTALL_SQL_FILE="db_2_0.sql"
 if [ -z $LOGIN_PATH ] ; then
     MYSQL_CONNECTION="--host=${MYSQL_HOST} --port=${MYSQL_PORT}