diff --git a/scripts/create_tables.sql b/scripts/create_tables.sql
index c767e07..f2390c3 100644
--- a/scripts/create_tables.sql
+++ b/scripts/create_tables.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 BEGIN TRANSACTION;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "author";
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "quote";
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "category";
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "quotecategory";
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "quotecategory" CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "author" CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "quote" CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "category" CASCADE;
 CREATE TABLE author(
     aid SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
     fname TEXT,