Index: trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConceptsRead.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConceptsRead.c	(revision 11244)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/concepts/pmConceptsRead.c	(revision 11403)
@@ -361,5 +361,5 @@
     #ifndef HAVE_PSDB
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
     #else
 
@@ -373,6 +373,6 @@
     psMetadata *dbSpec = psMetadataLookupMetadata(&mdok, cameraFormat, "DATABASE"); // The DATABASE spec
     if (!mdok || !dbSpec) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Unable to find DATABASE in camera configuration.\n");
-        return false;
+        psWarning("Unable to find DATABASE in camera format configuration --- assuming none to read.\n");
+        return true;
     }