diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/psu/cse/siis/ic3/Ic3Analysis.java b/src/main/java/edu/psu/cse/siis/ic3/Ic3Analysis.java
index 1fdf9aa..e7cc3c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/psu/cse/siis/ic3/Ic3Analysis.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/psu/cse/siis/ic3/Ic3Analysis.java
@@ -235,11 +235,8 @@ protected void initializeAnalysis(Ic3CommandLineArguments commandLineArguments)
   }
 
   protected void prepareManifestFile(Ic3CommandLineArguments commandLineArguments) {
-    if (commandLineArguments.getDb() != null
-        || commandLineArguments.getProtobufDestination() != null) {
       detailedManifest = new ManifestPullParser();
       detailedManifest.loadManifestFile(commandLineArguments.getManifest());
-    }
   }
 
   @Override