diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 82e8f119..3f260e68 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ ver. 0.9.3 (2015/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released
 -----------
 
 - Fixes:
+   * reload server/jail failed if database used (but was not changed) and
+     some jail active (gh-1072)
    * filter.d/dovecot.conf - also match unknown user in passwd-file.
      Thanks Anton Shestakov
    * Fix fail2ban-regex not parsing journalmatch correctly from filter config
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/server.py b/fail2ban/server/server.py
index 6a7a6699..c8b0fded 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/server.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/server.py
@@ -494,20 +494,24 @@ class Server:
 			return "flushed"
 			
 	def setDatabase(self, filename):
-		if len(self.__jails) == 0:
-			if filename.lower() == "none":
-				self.__db = None
-			else:
-				if Fail2BanDb is not None:
-					self.__db = Fail2BanDb(filename)
-					self.__db.delAllJails()
-				else:
-					logSys.error(
-						"Unable to import fail2ban database module as sqlite "
-						"is not available.")
-		else:
+		# if not changed - nothing to do
+		if self.__db and self.__db.filename == filename:
+			return
+		if not self.__db and filename.lower() == 'none':
+			return
+		if len(self.__jails) != 0:
 			raise RuntimeError(
 				"Cannot change database when there are jails present")
+		if filename.lower() == "none":
+			self.__db = None
+		else:
+			if Fail2BanDb is not None:
+				self.__db = Fail2BanDb(filename)
+				self.__db.delAllJails()
+			else:
+				logSys.error(
+					"Unable to import fail2ban database module as sqlite "
+					"is not available.")
 	
 	def getDatabase(self):
 		return self.__db
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index fd43bd24..28360e11 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -173,8 +173,14 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 		self.setGetTestNOK("dbfile", tmpFilename)
 		self.server.delJail(self.jailName)
 		self.setGetTest("dbfile", tmpFilename)
+		# the same file name (again no jails / not changed):
+		self.setGetTest("dbfile", tmpFilename)
 		self.setGetTest("dbpurgeage", "600", 600)
 		self.setGetTestNOK("dbpurgeage", "LIZARD")
+		# the same file name (again with jails / not changed):
+		self.server.addJail(self.jailName, "auto")
+		self.setGetTest("dbfile", tmpFilename)
+		self.server.delJail(self.jailName)
 
 		# Disable database
 		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
@@ -189,6 +195,11 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
 			["get", "dbpurgeage"]),
 			(0, None))
+		# the same (again with jails / not changed):
+		self.server.addJail(self.jailName, "auto")
+		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
+			["set", "dbfile", "None"]),
+			(0, None))
 		os.close(tmp)
 		os.unlink(tmpFilename)