diff --git a/py/webnotes/db.py b/py/webnotes/db.py
index 158405a62f..b8dd0d7e0d 100644
--- a/py/webnotes/db.py
+++ b/py/webnotes/db.py
@@ -343,14 +343,25 @@ class Database:
 		"""	
 		return self.sql("select name from tabDocField where fieldname=%s and parent=%s", (dt, fn))
 
-	def exists(self, dt, dn):
+	def exists(self, dt, dn=None):
 		"""
 		      Returns true if the record exists
 		"""	
-		try:
-			return self.sql('select name from `tab%s` where name=%s' % (dt, '%s'), dn)
-		except:
-			return None
+		if isinstance(dt, basestring):
+			try:
+				return self.sql('select name from `tab%s` where name=%s' % (dt, '%s'), dn)
+			except:
+				return None
+		elif isinstance(dt, dict) and dt.get('doctype'):
+			try:
+				conditions = []
+				for d in dt:
+					if d == 'doctype': continue
+					conditions.append('`%s` = "%s"' % (d, dt[d].replace('"', '\"')))
+				return self.sql('select name from `tab%s` where %s' % \
+						(dt['doctype'], " and ".join(conditions)))
+			except:
+				return None
 
 	# ======================================================================================
 	def close(self):
diff --git a/py/webnotes/model/sync.py b/py/webnotes/model/sync.py
index d6da04199a..22e0af6319 100644
--- a/py/webnotes/model/sync.py
+++ b/py/webnotes/model/sync.py
@@ -126,23 +126,29 @@ def save_perms_if_none_exist(doclist):
 
 def load_install_docs(modules):
 	import os
-	from webnotes.model.doc import Document
-	
 	if isinstance(modules, basestring): modules = [modules]
 	
 	for module_name in modules:
 		module = __import__(module_name)
 		if hasattr(module, 'install_docs'):
 			webnotes.conn.begin()
+
 			for data in module.install_docs:
 				if data.get('name'):
 					if not webnotes.conn.exists(data['doctype'], data.get('name')):
-						d = Document(data['doctype'])
-						d.fields.update(data)
-						d.save()
-						print 'Created %(doctype)s %(name)s' % d.fields
+						create_doc(data)
+				elif not webnotes.conn.exists(data):
+					create_doc(data)
+			
 			webnotes.conn.commit()
 
+def create_doc(data):
+	from webnotes.model.doc import Document
+	d = Document(data['doctype'])
+	d.fields.update(data)
+	d.save()
+	print 'Created %(doctype)s %(name)s' % d.fields
+
 import unittest
 class TestSync(unittest.TestCase):
 	def setUp(self):