diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index c0061a6b58..633b948f45 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -10521,3 +10521,9 @@ David  6 Nov 2007
     html/inc/
         boinc_db.inc
         util.inc
+
+David  6 Nov 2007
+    - user web: bug prevented host delete
+
+    html/inc/
+        boinc_db.inc
diff --git a/html/inc/boinc_db.inc b/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
index a6cdf35eac..c89642dd97 100644
--- a/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
+++ b/html/inc/boinc_db.inc
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ class BoincHost {
         return $db->update($this, 'host', $clause);
     }
     function delete() {
+        $db = BoincDb::get();
         return $db->delete($this, 'host');
     }
     static function enum($clause, $clause2=null) {