diff --git a/awx/main/ha.py b/awx/main/ha.py
index 3d1294defd..71b96dd81b 100644
--- a/awx/main/ha.py
+++ b/awx/main/ha.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def is_ha_environment():
 
     # If the database is not local, then we are in an HA environment.
     host = settings.DATABASES['default'].get('HOST', 'localhost')
-    if host and host.lower() not in ('127.0.0.1', 'localhost'):
+    if host and host.lower() not in ('127.0.0.1', 'localhost') and not host.startswith('/'):
         return True
 
     # We are not in an HA environment.
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/__init__.py b/awx/main/tests/__init__.py
index de61f95cf1..5eb66d1ebd 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/__init__.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ from awx.main.tests.views import * # noqa
 from awx.main.tests.commands import * # noqa
 from awx.main.tests.fact import * # noqa
 from awx.main.tests.unified_jobs import * # noqa
+from awx.main.tests.ha import * # noqa
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/ha.py b/awx/main/tests/ha.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68fe047424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/main/tests/ha.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
+
+# Python
+import mock
+
+# Django
+from django.test import SimpleTestCase
+from django.conf import settings
+
+# AWX
+from awx.main.models import * # noqa
+from awx.main.ha import * # noqa
+from awx.main.tests.base import BaseTest
+
+__all__ = ['HAUnitTest',]
+
+class HAUnitTest(SimpleTestCase):
+
+    @mock.patch('awx.main.models.Instance.objects.count', return_value=2)
+    def test_multiple_instances(self, ignore):
+        self.assertTrue(is_ha_environment())
+
+    @mock.patch('awx.main.models.Instance.objects.count', return_value=1)
+    @mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.DATABASES', { 'HOST': 'localhost' })
+    def test_db_localhost(self, ignore):
+        self.assertFalse(is_ha_environment())
+
+    @mock.patch('awx.main.models.Instance.objects.count', return_value=1)
+    @mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.DATABASES', { 'HOST': '127.0.0.1' })
+    def test_db_127_0_0_1(self, ignore):
+        self.assertFalse(is_ha_environment())
+
+    @mock.patch('awx.main.models.Instance.objects.count', return_value=1)
+    @mock.patch.dict('django.conf.settings.DATABASES', { 'HOST': '/i/might/be/a/file' })
+    def test_db_file_socket(self, ignore):
+        self.assertFalse(is_ha_environment())