diff --git a/install/web.js b/install/web.js
index af56943b52..0587238244 100644
--- a/install/web.js
+++ b/install/web.js
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ function welcome(req, res) {
 
 	res.render('install/index', {
 		databases: databases,
-		dbBool: {
-			redis: nconf.get('database') === 'redis',
-			mongo: nconf.get('database') === 'mongo'
-		},
+		skipDatabaseSetup: !!nconf.get('database'),
 		error: res.locals.error ? true : false,
 		success: res.locals.success ? true : false,
 		values: req.body
@@ -76,16 +73,14 @@ function welcome(req, res) {
 }
 
 function install(req, res) {
-	var env = {};
-
 	for (var i in req.body) {
-		if (req.body.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
-			env[i.replace(':', '__')] = req.body[i];
+		if (req.body.hasOwnProperty(i) && !process.env.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+			process.env[i.replace(':', '__')] = req.body[i];
 		}
 	}
 
 	var child = require('child_process').fork('app', ['--setup'], {
-		env: env
+		env: process.env
 	});
 
 	child.on('close', function(data) {
diff --git a/src/views/install/index.tpl b/src/views/install/index.tpl
index d3f6df8b3c..296c1d4d44 100644
--- a/src/views/install/index.tpl
+++ b/src/views/install/index.tpl
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 			<a id="database-error"></a>
 			<!-- ENDIF error -->
 
+			<!-- IF !skipDatabaseSetup -->
 			<div class="database">
 				<p>
 					<h1><small>Configure your database</small></h1>
@@ -99,8 +100,8 @@
 					<div class="col-sm-7 col-xs-12 input-field">
 						<label for="database">Database Type</label>
 						<select class="form-control" name="database">
-							<option value="redis"<!-- IF dbBool.redis --> selected<!-- ENDIF dbBool.redis-->>Redis</option>
-							<option value="mongo"<!-- IF dbBool.mongo --> selected<!-- ENDIF dbBool.mongo-->>MongoDB</option>
+							<option value="redis">Redis</option>
+							<option value="mongo">MongoDB</option>
 						</select>
 					</div>
 					<div class="col-sm-5 help-text" data-help="Leave the fields blank to use the default settings."><!-- IF error -->There was an error connecting to your database. Please try again.<!-- ENDIF error --></div>
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@
 
 				<div id="database-config"></div>
 			</div>
+			<!-- ENDIF !skipDatabaseSetup -->
 
 			<button id="submit" type="submit" class="btn btn-lg btn-success">Install NodeBB <i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin hide"></i></button>
 		</form>