diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 002f12d..64ed1fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ docker compose exec db pg_dump -U energy -Fc energy_dashboard > energy_dashboard
 kubectl port-forward -n database svc/postgis 5434:5432 &
 
 # Restore to production
-pg_restore -h localhost -p 5434 -U busi488energy -d busi488energy \
-  --no-owner --no-privileges energy_dashboard.dump
+pg_restore -h localhost -p 5434 -U busi488energy -d busi488energy --no-owner --no-privileges --clean --if-exists energy_dashboard.dump
 ```
 
 ### Infrastructure