diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/commands.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/commands.go
index 5e69559b9fa..902fd415977 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/commands.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/commands.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/logger"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/sqlstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func runDbCommand(command func(commandLine CommandLine) error) func(context *cli
 
 		engine := &sqlstore.SqlStore{}
 		engine.Cfg = cfg
+		engine.Bus = bus.GetBus()
 		engine.Init()
 
 		if err := command(cmd); err != nil {