diff --git a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
index cdfadbff5e33f2c2634693a04b91fcc55e37deea_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9kZXZfc3RhcnQucHk=..079d461b727f00a138af77b716ef8af156d9e861_b2Rvb19zY3JpcHRzL2RvY2tlcl9kZXZfc3RhcnQucHk= 100755
--- a/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
+++ b/odoo_scripts/docker_dev_start.py
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
     restore_filename = nmspc.DUMP
     database = nmspc.database
     load_language = ''
+    installing_or_updating = False
 
     if restore_filename:
         if not database:
@@ -440,8 +441,9 @@
     if nmspc.update:
         arg.append('-u %s' % nmspc.update)
         arg.append('--i18n-overwrite')
+        installing_or_updating = True
     if nmspc.test:
         arg.append('-u %s' % nmspc.test)
         arg.append('--test-enable')
         if odoo_type == 'odoo7':
             arg.append('--log-level=test')
@@ -443,8 +445,9 @@
     if nmspc.test:
         arg.append('-u %s' % nmspc.test)
         arg.append('--test-enable')
         if odoo_type == 'odoo7':
             arg.append('--log-level=test')
+        installing_or_updating = True
     if nmspc.test or nmspc.stop_after_init:
         arg.append('--stop-after-init')
     if nmspc.test_default:
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@
         if odoo_type == 'odoo7':
             arg.append('--log-level=test')
         arg.append('--stop-after-init')
+        installing_or_updating = True
     if database:
         arg.append('-d %s' % database)
     if nmspc.install or nmspc.install_default:
@@ -458,6 +462,7 @@
     if database:
         arg.append('-d %s' % database)
     if nmspc.install or nmspc.install_default:
+        installing_or_updating = True
         modules_to_install = []
         if nmspc.install:
             modules_to_install.extend(nmspc.install.split(','))
@@ -480,7 +485,7 @@
             arg.append(lh)
     if nmspc.LOAD_LANGUAGE:
         load_language = nmspc.LOAD_LANGUAGE
-    if load_language:
+    if load_language and installing_or_updating:
         arg.append('--load-language')
         arg.append(load_language)