diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
index e3546f6..0aeabc0 100644
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require 'rating'
 
 client = Mysql2::Client.new(host: :localhost, username: :root)
 
-client.query 'DROP DATABASE rating_test;'
-client.query 'CREATE DATABASE rating_test;'
+client.query 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS rating_test;'
+client.query 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS rating_test;'
 
 ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection adapter: :mysql2, database: :rating_test, username: :root