diff --git a/includes/ExternalStoreDB.php b/includes/ExternalStoreDB.php
index caac3b14856..cb3c331c5b3 100644
--- a/includes/ExternalStoreDB.php
+++ b/includes/ExternalStoreDB.php
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ class ExternalStoreDB {
 	 */
 	function store( $cluster, $data ) {
 		$dbw = $this->getMaster( $cluster );
-
+		#if( !$dbw ) {
+		#	return false;
+		#}
 		$id = $dbw->nextSequenceValue( 'blob_blob_id_seq' );
 		$dbw->insert( $this->getTable( $dbw ), 
 			array( 'blob_id' => $id, 'blob_text' => $data ),