diff --git a/dsi/backends/sqlite.py b/dsi/backends/sqlite.py
index b2608a5..f278c08 100644
--- a/dsi/backends/sqlite.py
+++ b/dsi/backends/sqlite.py
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ def tomlToSqlite(self, filenames, db_name, deleteSql=True):
                 data_types = {float: "FLOAT", str: "VARCHAR", int: "INT"}
 
                 if not os.path.isfile(db_name+".db") or os.path.getsize(db_name+".db") == 0:
-                    createStmt = f"CREATE TABLE {tableName} ( "
-                    createUnitStmt = f"CREATE TABLE {tableName}_units ( "
+                    createStmt = f"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {tableName} ( "
+                    createUnitStmt = f"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {tableName}_units ( "
                     insertUnitStmt = f"INSERT INTO {tableName}_units VALUES( "
 
                     for key, val in tableData.items():