diff --git a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/migration-job.yaml b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/migration-job.yaml
index 2a9c941..dd6543d 100644
--- a/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/migration-job.yaml
+++ b/apps/nxtgauge-backend-rust/base/migration-job.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: MIGRATIONS_DIR
               value: "/migrations"
+            - name: DROP_EXISTING_TABLES
+              value: "true"
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: "64Mi"