diff --git a/phpBB/install/database_update.php b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
index d7398ea953..249b0a8f69 100644
--- a/phpBB/install/database_update.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/database_update.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 $updates_to_version = '3.0.6-dev';
 
 // Enter any version to update from to test updates. The version within the db will not be updated.
-$debug_from_version = '3.0.5';
+$debug_from_version = false;
 
 // Which oldest version does this updater supports?
 $oldest_from_version = '3.0.0';
@@ -249,28 +249,25 @@ if ($db->sql_layer == 'mysql' || $db->sql_layer == 'mysql4' || $db->sql_layer ==
 		echo '<h1>' . $lang['ERROR'] . '</h1><br />';
 
 		echo '<p>' . sprintf($lang['MYSQL_SCHEMA_UPDATE_REQUIRED'], $config['dbms_version'], $db->sql_server_info(true)) . '</p>';
-?>
-					</div>
-				</div>
-			<span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span>
-		</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
 
-	<div id="page-footer">
-		Powered by <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/">phpBB</a> &copy; 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
-	</div>
-</div>
-
-</body>
-</html>
-<?php
+		_print_footer();
 
 		exit_handler();
 		exit;
 	}
 }
 
+// Now check if the user wants to update from a version we no longer support updates from
+if (version_compare($current_version, $oldest_from_version, '<'))
+{
+	echo '<br /><br /><h1>' . $lang['ERROR'] . '</h1><br />';
+	echo '<p>' . sprintf($lang['DB_UPDATE_NOT_SUPPORTED'], $oldest_from_version, $current_version) . '</p>';
+
+	_print_footer();
+	exit_handler();
+	exit;
+}
+
 // If the latest version and the current version are 'unequal', we will update the version_update_from, else we do not update anything.
 if ($inline_update)
 {
@@ -455,8 +452,21 @@ add_log('admin', 'LOG_UPDATE_DATABASE', $orig_version, $updates_to_version);
 // Now we purge the session table as well as all cache files
 $cache->purge();
 
-?>
+_print_footer();
 
+garbage_collection();
+
+if (function_exists('exit_handler'))
+{
+	exit_handler();
+}
+
+/**
+* Print out footer
+*/
+function _print_footer()
+{
+	echo <<<EOF
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			<span class="corners-bottom"><span></span></span>
@@ -471,14 +481,7 @@ $cache->purge();
 
 </body>
 </html>
-
-<?php
-
-garbage_collection();
-
-if (function_exists('exit_handler'))
-{
-	exit_handler();
+EOF;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/install.php b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
index 8e48dfbb36..bc2dfd6e16 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/install.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/install.php
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'DB_PASSWORD'				=> 'Database password',
 	'DB_PORT'					=> 'Database server port',
 	'DB_PORT_EXPLAIN'			=> 'Leave this blank unless you know the server operates on a non-standard port.',
+	'DB_UPDATE_NOT_SUPPORTED'	=> 'Sorry, but you are not able to update your phpBB database with this script. This update script updates the phpBB database from at least version “%1$s”, but your version is “%2$s”. Please try to update to an older version of phpBB first or post within our support forums to get more help.',
 	'DB_USERNAME'				=> 'Database username',
 	'DB_TEST'					=> 'Test connection',
 	'DEFAULT_LANG'				=> 'Default board language',