diff --git a/cfar_postgres_setup.sh b/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
index 9b0bfa20a137a097a13d4189dd4817a7b95cde5d..6bf6428e56b312ed2b8d33e79951d05f5dcd669d 100755
--- a/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
+++ b/cfar_postgres_setup.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@
 
 
 echo \$USER is $USER
+
+
+reset_db()
+{
+	dropdb $PGDATABASE || true
+	createdb -O ${USER} $PGDATABASE
+	$PEASOUP_HOME/tools/db/pdb_setup.sh
+}
+
+
+# reset default db
+reset_db
+
 #Create Database User and Table
 source set_env_vars
 for i in $(seq 0 4)
 do
-	dropdb peasoup_${USER}_v$i
-	createdb -O ${USER} peasoup_${USER}_v$i
-
 	#Setup the Database to store PEASOUP info
-	PGDATABASE=peasoup_${USER}_v$i $PEASOUP_HOME/tools/db/pdb_setup.sh
+	PGDATABASE=peasoup_${USER}_v$i reset_db
 done