diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index a23d99c..8d4e179 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ podman run --rm --entrypoint python3 -w /app \
     -v "$(pwd)/data:/app/data" \
     -e DATABASE_URL=sqlite:////app/data/sneakyscanner.db \
     -e INITIAL_PASSWORD="${INITIAL_PASSWORD:-}" \
-    sneakyscan init_db.py --db-url sqlite:////app/data/sneakyscanner.db
+    sneakyscan init_db.py --db-url sqlite:////app/data/sneakyscanner.db --force
 echo "✓ Database initialized"
 
 podman-compose up -d