diff --git a/databaseSchema/apikey.sql b/databaseSchema/apikey.sql
index ec8353a..ca518a2 100644
--- a/databaseSchema/apikey.sql
+++ b/databaseSchema/apikey.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CREATE TABLE apikey (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS apikey (
     uid SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     name VARCHAR NOT NULL,
     timeCreated TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
diff --git a/databaseSchema/projects.sql b/databaseSchema/projects.sql
index a140f99..fd62e9c 100644
--- a/databaseSchema/projects.sql
+++ b/databaseSchema/projects.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CREATE TABLE projects (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS projects (
     uid SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     name VARCHAR NOT NULL,
     "short-desc" VARCHAR NOT NULL,
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ CREATE TABLE projects (
     "tech-stack" TEXT[],
     cohort VARCHAR,
     topic TEXT[]
-);