diff --git a/install_minimal/airtime-install b/install_minimal/airtime-install
index f242b12a9..6d459c567 100755
--- a/install_minimal/airtime-install
+++ b/install_minimal/airtime-install
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ if [[ "$DEB" = "Status: install ok installed" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo -e "\n******************************** Install Begin *********************************"
-
 # Absolute path to this script, e.g. /home/user/bin/foo.sh
 SCRIPT=`readlink -f $0`
 # Absolute path this script is in, thus /home/user/bin
 SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
 AIRTIMEROOT=$SCRIPTPATH/../
 
+# Check if airtime exists already
+php --php-ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/airtime-php.ini ${SCRIPTPATH}/include/airtime-installed-check.php $@
+
+echo -e "\n******************************** Install Begin *********************************"
+
 rm -rf "/usr/lib/airtime"
 $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/python-virtualenv/virtualenv-install.sh
 python $AIRTIMEROOT/python_apps/create-pypo-user.py
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php b/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
index e30daa569..07602939c 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/AirtimeInstall.php
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <?php
+set_include_path(__DIR__.'/../../airtime_mvc/library' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
+require_once('Zend/Loader/Autoloader.php');
 //Pear classes.
 set_include_path(__DIR__.'/../../airtime_mvc/library/pear' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
-require_once('DB.php');
+require_once('pear/DB.php');
 
 class AirtimeInstall
 {
@@ -467,4 +469,33 @@ class AirtimeInstall
             exec("rm -f /usr/share/python-virtualenv/distribute-0.6.10.tar.gz");
         }
     }
+    
+    public static function printUsage($opts)
+    {
+        $msg = $opts->getUsageMessage();
+        echo PHP_EOL."Usage: airtime-install [options]";
+        echo substr($msg, strpos($msg, "\n")).PHP_EOL;
+    }
+    
+    public static function getOpts()
+    {
+        try {
+            $autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
+            $opts = new Zend_Console_Getopt(
+                array(
+                    'help|h' => 'Displays usage information.',
+                    'overwrite|o' => 'Overwrite any existing config files.',
+                    'preserve|p' => 'Keep any existing config files.',
+                    'no-db|n' => 'Turn off database install.',
+                    'reinstall|r' => 'Force a fresh install of this Airtime Version'
+                )
+            );
+            $opts->parse();
+        } catch (Zend_Console_Getopt_Exception $e) {
+            print $e->getMessage() .PHP_EOL;
+            AirtimeInstall::printUsage($opts);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        return $opts;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php b/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
index 5d133751d..30df10a4e 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-install.php
@@ -5,58 +5,19 @@
  * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
  *
  * Checks if a previous version of Airtime is currently installed and upgrades Airtime if so.
- * Performs a new install (new configs, database install) if a version of Airtime is not found.
- * If the current version is found to be installed the user is presented with the help menu and can
- * choose -r to reinstall.
+ * Performs a new install (new configs, database install) otherwise.
  */
-set_include_path(__DIR__.'/../../airtime_mvc/library' . PATH_SEPARATOR . get_include_path());
-
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/AirtimeIni.php');
 require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/AirtimeInstall.php');
 require_once(__DIR__.'/airtime-constants.php');
 
-
-AirtimeInstall::ExitIfNotRoot();
-
-require_once('Zend/Loader/Autoloader.php');
-$autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
-
-function printUsage($opts)
-{
-    $msg = $opts->getUsageMessage();
-    echo PHP_EOL."Usage: airtime-install [options]";
-    echo substr($msg, strpos($msg, "\n")).PHP_EOL;
-}
-
-try {
-    $opts = new Zend_Console_Getopt(
-        array(
-            'help|h' => 'Displays usage information.',
-            'overwrite|o' => 'Overwrite any existing config files.',
-            'preserve|p' => 'Keep any existing config files.',
-            'no-db|n' => 'Turn off database install.',
-            'reinstall|r' => 'Force a fresh install of this Airtime Version'
-        )
-    );
-    $opts->parse();
-} catch (Zend_Console_Getopt_Exception $e) {
-    print $e->getMessage() .PHP_EOL;
-    printUsage($opts);
+$opts = AirtimeInstall::getOpts();
+if ($opts == NULL) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
-if (isset($opts->h)) {
-    printUsage($opts);
-    exit(0);
-}
-
 $version = AirtimeInstall::GetVersionInstalled();
-// The current version is already installed.
-if (isset($version) && ($version != false) && ($version == AIRTIME_VERSION) && !isset($opts->r)) {
-    echo "Airtime $version is already installed.".PHP_EOL;
-    printUsage($opts);
-    exit(1);
-}
+
 // A previous version exists - if so, upgrade.
 if (isset($version) && ($version != false) && ($version < AIRTIME_VERSION) && !isset($opts->r)) {
     echo "Airtime version $version found.".PHP_EOL;
@@ -65,11 +26,6 @@ if (isset($version) && ($version != false) && ($version < AIRTIME_VERSION) && !i
     exit(0);
 }
 
-if($version === false){
-    echo "A version of Airtime older than 1.7.0 detected, please upgrade to 1.7.0 first.\n";
-    echo "You will then be able to upgrade to 1.9.0 using this installer.\n";
-    exit(3);
-}
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // The only way we get here is if we are doing a new install or a reinstall.
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php b/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc1264dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package Airtime
+ * @copyright 2011 Sourcefabric O.P.S.
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
+ *
+ * Checks if a current version of Airtime is installed.
+ * If so, the user is presented with the help menu and can
+ * choose -r to reinstall.
+ */
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/AirtimeInstall.php');
+require_once(__DIR__.'/airtime-constants.php');
+
+AirtimeInstall::ExitIfNotRoot();
+
+$opts = AirtimeInstall::getOpts();
+if ($opts == NULL) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+if (isset($opts->h)) {
+    AirtimeInstall::printUsage($opts);
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+$version = AirtimeInstall::GetVersionInstalled();
+// The current version is already installed.
+if (isset($version) && ($version != false) && ($version == AIRTIME_VERSION) && !isset($opts->r)) {
+    echo "Airtime $version is already installed.".PHP_EOL;
+    AirtimeInstall::printUsage($opts);
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+if($version === false){
+    echo "A version of Airtime older than 1.7.0 detected, please upgrade to 1.7.0 first.\n";
+    echo "You will then be able to upgrade to 1.9.0 using this installer.\n";
+    exit(3);
+}
\ No newline at end of file