diff --git a/scripts/createdb.sh b/scripts/createdb.sh
index 3a3c347..c3004a8 100755
--- a/scripts/createdb.sh
+++ b/scripts/createdb.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # test to create a database from bash
 mysql << 'EOF'
+drop birds;
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS birds;
 
 USE birds;