diff --git a/create_db.sql b/create_db.sql
index 15e4c56..c2f4493 100644
--- a/create_db.sql
+++ b/create_db.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS card_db;
-CREATE DATABASE card_db;
+SELECT 'CREATE DATABASE card_db' WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT FROM pg_database WHERE datname = 'card_db');
 
 CREATE USER cardapp WITH PASSWORD 'database_password';