diff --git a/lib/datalib.php b/lib/datalib.php
index a7955c8a81a..7e8bf3bc76e 100644
--- a/lib/datalib.php
+++ b/lib/datalib.php
@@ -618,10 +618,11 @@ function insert_record($table, $dataobject, $returnid=true) {
     }
 
     if ($returnid) {
-        if ($CFG->dbtype == "mysql") { 
+        if ($CFG->dbtype == "mysql" || $CFG->dbtype == "postgres7") { 
             return $db->Insert_ID();   // ADOdb has stored the ID for us, but it isn't reliable
         }
         
+        
         // Try to pull the record out again to find the id.  This is the most cross-platform method.
         if ($rs = $db->Execute("SELECT id FROM $CFG->prefix$table WHERE $select")) {
             if ($rs->RecordCount() == 1) {