diff --git a/utilities/demo/make_demo.py b/utilities/demo/make_demo.py
index 6f18f76f9a..4383d32129 100644
--- a/utilities/demo/make_demo.py
+++ b/utilities/demo/make_demo.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ prob = {
 }
 
 def make(reset=False, simulate=True):
-	webnotes.connect()
 	#webnotes.print_messages = True
 	webnotes.mute_emails = True
 	webnotes.rollback_on_exception = True
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ def make(reset=False, simulate=True):
 	if reset:
 		setup()
 	if simulate:
-		simulate()
+		_simulate()
 	
 def setup():
 	install()
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ def setup():
 	# make_opening_stock()
 	# make_opening_accounts()
 
-def simulate():
+def _simulate():
 	global runs_for
 	current_date = webnotes.utils.getdate(start_date)
 	
@@ -411,7 +410,4 @@ def import_data(dt, submit=False):
 		if submit:
 			webnotes.form_dict["params"] = json.dumps({"_submit": 1})
 		webnotes.uploaded_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "demo_docs", doctype+".csv")
-		upload()
-
-if __name__=="__main__":
-	make()
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+		upload()
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diff --git a/utilities/demo/make_erpnext_demo.py b/utilities/demo/make_erpnext_demo.py
index db1d25bd82..9e56839fb8 100644
--- a/utilities/demo/make_erpnext_demo.py
+++ b/utilities/demo/make_erpnext_demo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ import webnotes, os
 import utilities.demo.make_demo
 
 def make_demo_app():
-	
+	webnotes.mute_emails = 1
+	webnotes.connect()
+	utilities.demo.make_demo.make(reset=True, simulate=False)
+	# setup demo user etc so that the site it up faster, while the data loads
+	make_demo_user()
+	make_demo_login_page()
+	make_demo_on_login_script()
+	utilities.demo.make_demo.make(reset=False, simulate=True)
 
 def make_demo_user():
 	roles = ["Accounts Manager", "Analytics", "Expense Approver", "Accounts User", 
@@ -111,11 +118,4 @@ def make_demo_on_login_script():
 	webnotes.conn.commit()
 
 if __name__=="__main__":
-	# webnotes.connect()
-	webnotes.mute_emails = 1
-	utilities.demo.make_demo.make(reset=True, simulate=False)
-	# setup demo user etc so that the site it up faster, while the data loads
-	make_demo_user()
-	make_demo_login_page()
-	make_demo_on_login_script()
-	utilities.demo.make_demo.make(reset=False, simulate=True)
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+	make_demo_app()
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