diff --git a/symmetric-assemble/src/docbook/configuration.xml b/symmetric-assemble/src/docbook/configuration.xml
index 8b807af97c..96755e5939 100644
--- a/symmetric-assemble/src/docbook/configuration.xml
+++ b/symmetric-assemble/src/docbook/configuration.xml
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ values
         as the original table with the same data types only each column is nullable with no default 
         values.     </para>
 
-        <para>Three extra "AUDIT" columns are added: <itemizedlist>
+        <para>Three extra "AUDIT" columns are added to the table: <itemizedlist>
             <listitem>AUDIT_ID - the primary key of the table.</listitem>
             <listitem>AUDIT_TIME - the time at which the change occurred.</listitem>
             <listitem>AUDIT_EVENT - the DML type that happened to the row.</listitem>
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/route/AuditTableDataRouter.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/route/AuditTableDataRouter.java
index b55062c0d3..3282ad3673 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/route/AuditTableDataRouter.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/route/AuditTableDataRouter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import org.jumpmind.db.sql.ISqlTemplate;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.ISymmetricEngine;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.common.ParameterConstants;
+import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.data.DataEventType;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.model.DataMetaData;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.model.Node;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.model.TriggerHistory;
@@ -37,44 +38,47 @@ public AuditTableDataRouter(ISymmetricEngine engine) {
 
     public Set<String> routeToNodes(SimpleRouterContext context, DataMetaData dataMetaData,
             Set<Node> nodes, boolean initialLoad) {
-        IParameterService parameterService = engine.getParameterService();
-        IDatabasePlatform platform = engine.getDatabasePlatform();
-        TriggerHistory triggerHistory = dataMetaData.getTriggerHistory();
-        Table table = dataMetaData.getTable().copyAndFilterColumns(
-                triggerHistory.getParsedColumnNames(), triggerHistory.getParsedPkColumnNames(),
-                true);
-        String tableName = table.getFullyQualifiedTableName();
-        Table auditTable = auditTables.get(tableName);
-        if (auditTable == null) {
-            auditTable = toAuditTable(table);
-            auditTables.put(tableName, auditTable);
-            if (parameterService.is(ParameterConstants.AUTO_CONFIGURE_DATABASE)) {
-                platform.alterTables(true, auditTable);
+        DataEventType eventType = dataMetaData.getData().getDataEventType();
+        if (eventType == DataEventType.INSERT || eventType == DataEventType.UPDATE
+                || eventType == DataEventType.DELETE) {
+            IParameterService parameterService = engine.getParameterService();
+            IDatabasePlatform platform = engine.getDatabasePlatform();
+            TriggerHistory triggerHistory = dataMetaData.getTriggerHistory();
+            Table table = dataMetaData.getTable().copyAndFilterColumns(
+                    triggerHistory.getParsedColumnNames(), triggerHistory.getParsedPkColumnNames(),
+                    true);
+            String tableName = table.getFullyQualifiedTableName();
+            Table auditTable = auditTables.get(tableName);
+            if (auditTable == null) {
+                auditTable = toAuditTable(table);
+                auditTables.put(tableName, auditTable);
+                if (parameterService.is(ParameterConstants.AUTO_CONFIGURE_DATABASE)) {
+                    platform.alterTables(true, auditTable);
+                }
             }
-        }
-        String auditTableName = auditTable.getFullyQualifiedTableName(platform.getDatabaseInfo()
-                .getDelimiterToken());
+            String auditTableName = auditTable.getFullyQualifiedTableName(platform
+                    .getDatabaseInfo().getDelimiterToken());
 
-        ISqlTemplate template = platform.getSqlTemplate();
-        Map<String, Object> values = new HashMap<String, Object>(getNewDataAsObject(null,
-                dataMetaData, engine.getSymmetricDialect()));
-        Long sequence = (Long)context.get(auditTableName);
-        if (sequence == null) {
-            sequence = 1l + template.queryForLong(String.format("select max(%s) from %s", COLUMN_AUDIT_ID,
-                    auditTableName)); 
-        } else {
-            sequence = 1l + sequence;            
+            ISqlTemplate template = platform.getSqlTemplate();
+            Map<String, Object> values = new HashMap<String, Object>(getNewDataAsObject(null,
+                    dataMetaData, engine.getSymmetricDialect()));
+            Long sequence = (Long) context.get(auditTableName);
+            if (sequence == null) {
+                sequence = 1l + template.queryForLong(String.format("select max(%s) from %s",
+                        COLUMN_AUDIT_ID, auditTableName));
+            } else {
+                sequence = 1l + sequence;
+            }
+            context.put(auditTableName, sequence);
+            values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_ID, sequence);
+            values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_TIME, new Date());
+            values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_EVENT, dataMetaData.getData().getDataEventType().getCode());
+            DmlStatement statement = platform.createDmlStatement(DmlType.INSERT, auditTable);
+            int[] types = statement.getTypes();
+            Object[] args = statement.getValueArray(values);
+            String sql = statement.getSql();
+            template.update(sql, args, types);
         }
-        context.put(auditTableName, sequence);
-        values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_ID,
-                sequence);
-        values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_TIME, new Date());
-        values.put(COLUMN_AUDIT_EVENT, dataMetaData.getData().getDataEventType().getCode());
-        DmlStatement statement = platform.createDmlStatement(DmlType.INSERT, auditTable);
-        int[] types = statement.getTypes();
-        Object[] args = statement.getValueArray(values);
-        String sql = statement.getSql();
-        template.update(sql, args, types);
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-schema.xml b/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-schema.xml
index 24db608d20..bca25de89b 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-schema.xml
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/symmetric-schema.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <table name="node_group_link" description="A source node_group sends its data updates to a target NodeGroup using a pull, push, or custom technique.">
         <column name="source_node_group_id" type="VARCHAR" size="50" required="true" primaryKey="true" description="The node group where data changes should be captured." />
         <column name="target_node_group_id" type="VARCHAR" size="50" required="true" primaryKey="true" description="The node group where data changes will be sent." />
-        <column name="data_event_action" type="CHAR" size="1" default="W" required="true" description="The notification scheme used to send data changes to the target node group. (P = Push, W = Wait for Pull) " />
+        <column name="data_event_action" type="CHAR" size="1" default="W" required="true" description="The notification scheme used to send data changes to the target node group. (P = Push, W = Wait for Pull, ) " />
         <foreign-key foreignTable="node_group" name="fk_lnk_2_grp_src">
             <reference local="source_node_group_id" foreign="node_group_id" />
         </foreign-key>