diff --git a/src/backends/db2/session.cpp b/src/backends/db2/session.cpp
index 8c8c9752f..ddea14697 100644
--- a/src/backends/db2/session.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/db2/session.cpp
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ void db2_session_backend::parseKeyVal(std::string const & keyVal) {
     if (!key.compare("Pwd")) {
         this->password=value;
     }
+    this->autocommit=true; //Default value
     if (!key.compare("autocommit")) {
         if (!value.compare("off")) {
             this->autocommit=false;
-        } else {
-            this->autocommit=true;
-        }
+	}
     }
 }