diff --git a/mysql/init.sql b/mysql/init.sql
index 5b79bd8..6b46dd5 100644
--- a/mysql/init.sql
+++ b/mysql/init.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-CREATE DATABASE moneywhere CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS moneywhere CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;
 USE moneywhere;
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