diff --git a/tests/test_lib.py b/tests/test_lib.py
index 221e8acda7e27be293b56057e347bb54b830ae6d..db399fa6c1969d10c705a2549878873ae6130ec3 100644
--- a/tests/test_lib.py
+++ b/tests/test_lib.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def tearDown_test_db():
     """Deletes the test db
         although this seams not to work on my system it leaves me with an zero kb file
     """
+    # uncomment next line so leave the db intact beween test and at the end
     #return False
     if os.path.exists(os.path.join(TESTDIR, TESTDBNAME)):
         os.remove(os.path.join(TESTDIR, TESTDBNAME))