diff --git a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/init.sh b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/init.sh
index de2b6447e6e98a550c3d39afb1a7f5af0ffe15ff..7179e591bdb6c7520af87be358d817012021f969 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/init.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/docker/ctafrontend/cc7/opt/run/bin/init.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ echo ${DATABASEURL} >/etc/cta/cta-catalogue.conf
 
 if [ "$KEEP_DATABASE" == "0" ]; then
   echo "Wiping database"
-  echo yes | cta-catalogue-schema-drop /etc/cta/cta-catalogue.conf || die "ERROR: Could not wipe database. cta-catalogue-schema-drop /etc/cta/cta-catalogue.conf FAILED"
+  if [ "$DATABASETYPE" != "sqlite" ]; then
+    echo yes | cta-catalogue-schema-drop /etc/cta/cta-catalogue.conf || die "ERROR: Could not wipe database. cta-catalogue-schema-drop /etc/cta/cta-catalogue.conf FAILED"
+  else
+    rm -fr $(dirname $(echo ${DATABASEURL} | cut -d: -f2))
+  fi
 
   if [ "$DATABASETYPE" == "sqlite" ]; then
     mkdir -p $(dirname $(echo ${DATABASEURL} | cut -d: -f2))