diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb b/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb
index 3261416df4..234a26b2ca 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/vacuumdb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/scripts/Attic/vacuumdb,v 1.6 1999/12/18 08:39:12 momjian Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/scripts/Attic/vacuumdb,v 1.7 1999/12/18 08:46:44 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ verbose=
 analyze=
 table=
 dbname=
+alldb=
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]
 do
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ do
 		analyze="ANALYZE "
 		;;
 	--alldb|-a)
-		dbname="`psql $PASSWDOPT $AUTHOPT $PGHOSTOPT $PGPORTOPT -q -t -A -d template1 -c 'SELECT datname FROM pg_database'`"
+		alldb=Y
 		;;
 	--table|-t)
 		table="$2"
@@ -132,6 +133,10 @@ if [ "$usage" ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ ! -z "$alldb" ]; then
+	dbname="`psql $PASSWDOPT $AUTHOPT $PGHOSTOPT $PGPORTOPT -q -t -A -d template1 -c 'SELECT datname FROM pg_database'`"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$dbname" ]; then
 	echo "$CMDNAME: Missing required argument database name. Try -? for help."
 	exit 1