diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/AbstractCommandLauncher.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/AbstractCommandLauncher.java
index 8a99d14955..4fe3591898 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/AbstractCommandLauncher.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/AbstractCommandLauncher.java
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ protected void testConnection() {
     }
 
     protected IDatabasePlatform getDatabasePlatform(boolean testConnection) {
+        return getDatabasePlatform(testConnection, false);
+    }
+    
+    protected IDatabasePlatform getDatabasePlatform(boolean testConnection, boolean symmetricPlatform) {
         if (platform == null) {
             if (testConnection) {
                 testConnection();
@@ -278,11 +282,13 @@ protected IDatabasePlatform getDatabasePlatform(boolean testConnection) {
             ITypedPropertiesFactory factory = PropertiesUtil.createTypedPropertiesFactory(propertiesFile, null);
             TypedProperties properties = factory.reload(propertiesFile);
             if (properties.is(ParameterConstants.NODE_LOAD_ONLY, false)) {
-                TypedProperties copiedProperties = new TypedProperties();
-                String prefix = ParameterConstants.LOAD_ONLY_PROPERTY_PREFIX;
-                copyProperties(properties, copiedProperties, prefix, BasicDataSourcePropertyConstants.ALL_PROPS);
-                copyProperties(properties, copiedProperties, prefix, ParameterConstants.ALL_JDBC_PARAMS);
-                properties = copiedProperties;
+                if (!symmetricPlatform) {
+                    TypedProperties copiedProperties = new TypedProperties();
+                    String prefix = ParameterConstants.LOAD_ONLY_PROPERTY_PREFIX;
+                    copyProperties(properties, copiedProperties, prefix, BasicDataSourcePropertyConstants.ALL_PROPS);
+                    copyProperties(properties, copiedProperties, prefix, ParameterConstants.ALL_JDBC_PARAMS);
+                    properties = copiedProperties;
+                }
             }
             platform = ClientSymmetricEngine.createDatabasePlatform(null, properties, null, false);
         }
diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
index 63542e26f0..1e72f863a8 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExportCommand.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class DbExportCommand extends AbstractCommandLauncher {
     private static final String OPTION_DIR = "dir";
     private static final String OPTION_WHERE = "where";
     private static final String OPTION_EXCLUDE_COLUMNS = "exclude-columns";
+    private static final String OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM = "symmetric";
 
     public DbExportCommand() {
         super("dbexport", "[tablename...]", "DbExport.Option.");
@@ -97,11 +98,12 @@ protected void buildOptions(Options options) {
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_WHERE, true);
         addOption(options, "i", OPTION_COMMENTS, false);
         addOption(options, null, OPTION_EXCLUDE_COLUMNS, true);
+        addOption(options, null, OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM, false);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected boolean executeWithOptions(CommandLine line) throws Exception {
-        DbExport dbExport = new DbExport(getDatabasePlatform(false));
+        DbExport dbExport = new DbExport(getDatabasePlatform(false, line.hasOption(OPTION_SYMMETRIC_PLATFORM)));
         if (line.hasOption(OPTION_DIR)) {
             String dir = line.getOptionValue(OPTION_DIR);
             if (new File(dir).exists()) {