diff --git a/mysqlcopy.yml b/mysqlcopy.yml
index e89d28fb596dafdab98474ecdf4a84326fa40a2a..7d4f47683e842e0b065ffc04ee746addcbfa5148 100644
--- a/mysqlcopy.yml
+++ b/mysqlcopy.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
   tasks:
     - name: "Copy Database to Target"
       local_action: shell scp {{ sourcehost }}:/tmp/{{ dbname }}.sql /tmp/{{ dbname }}.sql
+    - name: "Remove Database"
+      mysql_db:
+        login_host=127.0.0.1
+        name={{ dbname }}
+        state=absent
     - name: "Create Database"
       mysql_db:
         login_host=127.0.0.1