diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Thelia.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Thelia.php
index eb560a484..b446af221 100755
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Thelia.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Thelia.php
@@ -69,23 +69,32 @@ class Thelia extends Kernel
 
     protected function initPropel()
     {
-        if (file_exists(THELIA_ROOT . '/local/config/database.yml') === false) {
-            return ;
+        if (defined('THELIA_INSTALL_MODE') === true) {
+            $serviceContainer = Propel::getServiceContainer();
+            $serviceContainer->setAdapterClass('thelia', 'sqlite');
+            $manager = new ConnectionManagerSingle();
+            $manager->setConfiguration(array(
+                "classname" => "\Propel\Runtime\Connection\PropelPDO",
+                "dsn" => "sqlite:".THELIA_ROOT . "/install/thelia.sqlite"
+            ));
+            $serviceContainer->setConnectionManager('thelia', $manager);
+        } else {
+            $definePropel = new DefinePropel(new DatabaseConfiguration(),
+                Yaml::parse(THELIA_ROOT . '/local/config/database.yml'));
+            $serviceContainer = Propel::getServiceContainer();
+            $serviceContainer->setAdapterClass('thelia', 'mysql');
+            $manager = new ConnectionManagerSingle();
+            $manager->setConfiguration($definePropel->getConfig());
+            $serviceContainer->setConnectionManager('thelia', $manager);
+            $con = Propel::getConnection(\Thelia\Model\Map\ProductTableMap::DATABASE_NAME);
+            $con->setAttribute(ConnectionWrapper::PROPEL_ATTR_CACHE_PREPARES, true);
+            if ($this->isDebug()) {
+                $serviceContainer->setLogger('defaultLogger', \Thelia\Log\Tlog::getInstance());
+                $con->useDebug(true);
+            }
         }
 
-        $definePropel = new DefinePropel(new DatabaseConfiguration(),
-            Yaml::parse(THELIA_ROOT . '/local/config/database.yml'));
-        $serviceContainer = Propel::getServiceContainer();
-        $serviceContainer->setAdapterClass('thelia', 'mysql');
-        $manager = new ConnectionManagerSingle();
-        $manager->setConfiguration($definePropel->getConfig());
-        $serviceContainer->setConnectionManager('thelia', $manager);
-        $con = Propel::getConnection(\Thelia\Model\Map\ProductTableMap::DATABASE_NAME);
-        $con->setAttribute(ConnectionWrapper::PROPEL_ATTR_CACHE_PREPARES, true);
-        if ($this->isDebug()) {
-            $serviceContainer->setLogger('defaultLogger', \Thelia\Log\Tlog::getInstance());
-            $con->useDebug(true);
-        }
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/install/thelia.sqlite b/install/thelia.sqlite
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