diff --git a/configproxy.py b/configproxy.py
index 31935fe8074f8b03a32121dde27286593752f093..08fd1c6b4876b76b7e5c02b478cd0b5e3f9368b9 100755
--- a/configproxy.py
+++ b/configproxy.py
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ def check_choice(option, value, choices):
 def check_database(
         SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI,
         SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS):
+    # remove once sqlalchemy.database_exists works as intended
+    return True
     from sqlalchemy_utils import database_exists
     from sqlalchemy import exc
     try: