diff --git a/framework/assets/js/storage.js b/framework/assets/js/storage.js
index 5540a357..56d5e743 100755
--- a/framework/assets/js/storage.js
+++ b/framework/assets/js/storage.js
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ PhoneGap.addConstructor(function() {
         navigator.openDatabase = window.openDatabase = DroidDB_openDatabase;
         window.droiddb = new DroidDB();
     }
-	  if (typeof window.openDatabase === "undefined") {
+	if ((typeof window.openDatabase === "undefined") || (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Android 3.0") != -1)) {
         setupDroidDB();
     } else {
         window.openDatabase_orig = window.openDatabase;
diff --git a/framework/src/com/phonegap/Storage.java b/framework/src/com/phonegap/Storage.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 67fc6f3e..56bf7893
--- a/framework/src/com/phonegap/Storage.java
+++ b/framework/src/com/phonegap/Storage.java
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ import android.database.sqlite.*;
  */
 public class Storage extends Plugin {
 
+	// Data Definition Language
+	private static final String ALTER = "alter";
+	private static final String CREATE = "create";
+	private static final String DROP = "drop";
+	private static final String TRUNCATE = "truncate";
+	
 	SQLiteDatabase myDb = null; // Database object
 	String path = null; // Database path
 	String dbName = null; // Database name
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ public class Storage extends Plugin {
 	 * @return T=returns value
 	 */
 	public boolean isSynch(String action) {
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -159,20 +165,39 @@ public class Storage extends Plugin {
 	 */
 	public void executeSql(String query, String[] params, String tx_id) {
 		try {
-			Cursor myCursor = this.myDb.rawQuery(query, params);
-			this.processResults(myCursor, tx_id);
-			myCursor.close();
-		} catch (SQLiteException ex) {
+			if (isDDL(query)) {
+				this.myDb.execSQL(query);
+				this.sendJavascript("droiddb.completeQuery('" + tx_id + "', '');");
+			} 
+			else {
+				Cursor myCursor = this.myDb.rawQuery(query, params);
+				this.processResults(myCursor, tx_id);
+				myCursor.close();
+			}
+		} 
+		catch (SQLiteException ex) {
 			ex.printStackTrace();
-			System.out
-					.println("Storage.executeSql(): Error=" + ex.getMessage());
-
+			System.out.println("Storage.executeSql(): Error=" +  ex.getMessage());
+			
 			// Send error message back to JavaScript
-			this.sendJavascript("droiddb.fail('" + ex.getMessage() + "','"
-					+ tx_id + "');");
+			this.sendJavascript("droiddb.fail('" + ex.getMessage() + "','" + tx_id + "');");
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Checks to see the the query is a Data Definintion command
+	 * 
+	 * @param query to be executed
+	 * @return true if it is a DDL command, false otherwise
+	 */
+	private boolean isDDL(String query) {
+		String cmd = query.toLowerCase();
+		if (cmd.startsWith(DROP) || cmd.startsWith(CREATE) || cmd.startsWith(ALTER) || cmd.startsWith(TRUNCATE)) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Process query results.
 	 *