diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ddfc953..d357b09 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -773,22 +773,24 @@ func (e *Exporter) Connect() {
        config.Cfgs[i].db.Close()
        config.Cfgs[i].db = nil
     }
-    config.Cfgs[i].db , err = sql.Open("oci8", conf.Connection)
-    if err == nil {
-      err = config.Cfgs[i].db.QueryRow("select db_unique_name,instance_name from v$database,v$instance").Scan(&dbname,&inname)
+    if len(conf.Connection) > 0 {
+      config.Cfgs[i].db , err = sql.Open("oci8", conf.Connection)
       if err == nil {
-        if (conf.Database != dbname) || (conf.Instance != inname) {
-          config.Cfgs[i].Database = dbname
-          config.Cfgs[i].Instance = inname
+        err = config.Cfgs[i].db.QueryRow("select db_unique_name,instance_name from v$database,v$instance").Scan(&dbname,&inname)
+        if err == nil {
+          if (conf.Database != dbname) || (conf.Instance != inname) {
+            config.Cfgs[i].Database = dbname
+            config.Cfgs[i].Instance = inname
+          }
+          e.up.WithLabelValues(conf.Database,conf.Instance).Set(1)
+        } else {
+          config.Cfgs[i].db.Close()
+          e.up.WithLabelValues(conf.Database,conf.Instance).Set(0)
+          //log.Infoln("Connect OK, Inital query failed: ", conf.Connection)
         }
-        e.up.WithLabelValues(conf.Database,conf.Instance).Set(1)
-      } else {
-        config.Cfgs[i].db.Close()
-        config.Cfgs[i].db = nil;
-        e.up.WithLabelValues(conf.Database,conf.Instance).Set(0)
-        // log.Infoln("Connect OK, Inital query failed: ", conf.Connection)
       }
     } else {
+      //log.Infoln("Dummy Connection: ", conf.Database)
       e.up.WithLabelValues(conf.Database,conf.Instance).Set(0)
     }
   }
diff --git a/misc.go b/misc.go
index cbd831f..687a5ae 100644
--- a/misc.go
+++ b/misc.go
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ func WriteLog(message string) {
   if err == nil {
     fh.Seek(0,2)
     fh.WriteString(time.Now().Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05") + " " + message + "\n")
-    fh.Close()
   }
+  if fh != nil {; fh.Close();}
 }
diff --git a/oracle.conf.example b/oracle.conf.example
index f5b6756..578a1b3 100644
--- a/oracle.conf.example
+++ b/oracle.conf.example
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ connections:
       name: sample3
     - sql: "select 4 from dual"
       name: sample3
+
+ - connection:
+        database: DUMMY
+        instance: DUMMY
+        alertlog:
+         - file: trace/alert_DUMMY.log