diff --git a/loudml/influx.py b/loudml/influx.py
index c293c04c..e3d3dc25 100644
--- a/loudml/influx.py
+++ b/loudml/influx.py
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ def annotationdb(self):
                 ssl=self.use_ssl,
                 verify_ssl=self.verify_ssl,
             )
-            self._annotationdb.create_database(db)
+            if self.cfg.get('create_database'):
+                self._annotationdb.create_database(db)
 
         return self._annotationdb