diff --git a/sql/create-table.sql b/sql/create-table.sql
index aa7a411..39f0337 100644
--- a/sql/create-table.sql
+++ b/sql/create-table.sql
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS :schema;
 SET search_path to :schema, public;
 
-CREATE TABLE :schema.stops(
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS stops;
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS :schema.stops
+(
 stop_seq_no INT,
 stop_type CHAR(1),
 stop_dhid VARCHAR(63),