diff --git a/engine/src/org/pentaho/di/base/AbstractMeta.java b/engine/src/org/pentaho/di/base/AbstractMeta.java
index 3b63f210ca46..d67751c3d7c3 100644
--- a/engine/src/org/pentaho/di/base/AbstractMeta.java
+++ b/engine/src/org/pentaho/di/base/AbstractMeta.java
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ public void importFromMetaStore() throws MetaStoreException, KettlePluginExcepti
       if ( databaseType != null ) {
         List<IMetaStoreElement> databaseElements = metaStore.getElements( PentahoDefaults.NAMESPACE, databaseType );
         for ( IMetaStoreElement databaseElement : databaseElements ) {
-          addOrReplaceDatabase( DatabaseMetaStoreUtil.loadDatabaseMetaFromDatabaseElement(
-            metaStore, databaseElement ) );
+          addDatabase( DatabaseMetaStoreUtil.loadDatabaseMetaFromDatabaseElement(
+            metaStore, databaseElement ), false );
         }
       }
 
@@ -1023,10 +1023,14 @@ public ChannelLogTable getChannelLogTable() {
    */
   @Override
   public void addOrReplaceDatabase( DatabaseMeta databaseMeta ) {
+    addDatabase( databaseMeta, true );
+  }
+
+  protected void addDatabase( DatabaseMeta databaseMeta, boolean replace ) {
     int index = databases.indexOf( databaseMeta );
     if ( index < 0 ) {
       addDatabase( databaseMeta );
-    } else {
+    } else if ( replace ) {
       DatabaseMeta previous = getDatabase( index );
       previous.replaceMeta( databaseMeta );
     }
diff --git a/engine/test-src/org/pentaho/di/trans/TransMetaTest.java b/engine/test-src/org/pentaho/di/trans/TransMetaTest.java
index 1fba35087cc1..f28f22f15509 100644
--- a/engine/test-src/org/pentaho/di/trans/TransMetaTest.java
+++ b/engine/test-src/org/pentaho/di/trans/TransMetaTest.java
@@ -30,16 +30,19 @@
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.KettleEnvironment;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.database.DatabaseMeta;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.gui.Point;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMeta;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.row.RowMetaInterface;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.row.value.ValueMetaString;
 import org.pentaho.di.core.variables.VariableSpace;
+import org.pentaho.di.metastore.DatabaseMetaStoreUtil;
 import org.pentaho.di.repository.Repository;
 import org.pentaho.di.trans.step.StepIOMeta;
 import org.pentaho.di.trans.step.StepMeta;
 import org.pentaho.di.trans.step.StepMetaInterface;
 import org.pentaho.metastore.api.IMetaStore;
+import org.pentaho.metastore.stores.memory.MemoryMetaStore;
 
 public class TransMetaTest {
 
@@ -108,6 +111,27 @@ public void getThisStepFieldsPassesCloneRowMeta() throws Exception {
     assertEquals( overriddenValue, thisStepsFields.getValueMeta( 0 ).getName() );
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testDatabaseNotOverridden() throws Exception {
+    final String name = "db meta";
+
+    DatabaseMeta dbMetaShared = new DatabaseMeta();
+    dbMetaShared.setName( name );
+    dbMetaShared.setHostname( "host" );
+    DatabaseMeta dbMetaStore = new DatabaseMeta();
+    dbMetaStore.setName( name );
+    dbMetaStore.setHostname( "anotherhost");
+    IMetaStore mstore = new MemoryMetaStore();
+    DatabaseMetaStoreUtil.createDatabaseElement( mstore, dbMetaStore );
+
+    TransMeta trans = new TransMeta();
+    trans.addOrReplaceDatabase( dbMetaShared );
+    trans.setMetaStore( mstore );
+    trans.importFromMetaStore();
+    DatabaseMeta dbMeta = trans.findDatabase( name );
+    assertEquals( dbMetaShared.getHostname(), dbMeta.getHostname() );
+  }
+
   private static StepMeta mockStepMeta( String name ) {
     StepMeta meta = mock( StepMeta.class );
     when( meta.getName() ).thenReturn( name );