diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index becb9d08..81b1b018 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Nox
         run: |
+          ./bin/recreate_db clean
           nox --force-color --python=${{ matrix.python }}
 
       - name: Upload coverage data
diff --git a/bin/recreate_db b/bin/recreate_db
index 9f0f116d..d2ede16c 100755
--- a/bin/recreate_db
+++ b/bin/recreate_db
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "clean" ]]; then
   tasks="$tasks init"
 
   rm -rf migrations/
-  rm -f ./src/spiff_workflow_webapp/db.sqlite3
 
-  mysql -uroot -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS spiff_workflow_webapp_development"
-  mysql -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE spiff_workflow_webapp_development"
-  mysql -uroot -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS spiff_workflow_webapp_testing"
-  mysql -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE spiff_workflow_webapp_testing"
+  # if [[ "${TEST_DATABASE_TYPE:-}" == "sqlite" ]]; then
+  #   rm -f ./src/spiff_workflow_webapp/db.sqlite3
+  # else
+  #   mysql -uroot -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS spiff_workflow_webapp_development"
+  #   mysql -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE spiff_workflow_webapp_development"
+  #   mysql -uroot -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS spiff_workflow_webapp_testing"
+  #   mysql -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE spiff_workflow_webapp_testing"
+  # fi
 fi
 tasks="$tasks migrate upgrade"