diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
index e7b0306559..b7a5ab25b6 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/directory/directory.lua
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 			end
 
 		--build the XML string from the database
-			if (source == "database") then
+			if (source == "database") or (load_balancing) then
 				--database connection
 					if (continue) then
 						--connect to the database