diff --git a/scripts/commands/create-database.js b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
index d8d473d6..5d2ef9b9 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/create-database.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/create-database.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function loadChannels() {
 
 async function saveToDatabase() {
   logger.info('Saving to the database...')
-
+  await db.channels.load()
   await db.channels.reset()
   const chunks = split(_.shuffle(channels), options.maxClusters)
   for (const [i, chunk] of chunks.entries()) {