diff --git a/dev/scripts/database/schema.reset.sh b/dev/scripts/database/schema.reset.sh
index 1d59567d..c1c96bff 100755
--- a/dev/scripts/database/schema.reset.sh
+++ b/dev/scripts/database/schema.reset.sh
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ fi
 
 # Generate a Start.sql file using the user-provided schema name.
 cat <<-EOF > $MAGMA_RES_SQL/Start.sql
+SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0;
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS \`${MYSQL_SCHEMA}\`;
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS \`${MYSQL_SCHEMA}\`;
+SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0;
 USE \`${MYSQL_SCHEMA}\`;
-
 SET SESSION sql_mode = 'ALLOW_INVALID_DATES';
 SET @OLD_UNIQUE_CHECKS=@@UNIQUE_CHECKS, UNIQUE_CHECKS=0;
+SET SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0;
 SET @OLD_FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=@@FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS, FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS=0;
 EOF