diff --git a/db_sqlite.go b/db_sqlite.go
index 04db7b6..f7f6f2f 100644
--- a/db_sqlite.go
+++ b/db_sqlite.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 const sqliteQueryTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
 const sqliteSchema = `
-CREATE TABLE User (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS User (
 	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 	username TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
 	password TEXT,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CREATE TABLE User (
 	realname TEXT
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE Network (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Network (
 	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 	name TEXT,
 	user INTEGER NOT NULL,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ CREATE TABLE Network (
 	UNIQUE(user, name)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE Channel (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Channel (
 	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 	network INTEGER NOT NULL,
 	name TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CREATE TABLE Channel (
 	UNIQUE(network, name)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE DeliveryReceipt (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS DeliveryReceipt (
 	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 	network INTEGER NOT NULL,
 	target TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CREATE TABLE DeliveryReceipt (
 	UNIQUE(network, target, client)
 );
 
-CREATE TABLE ReadReceipt (
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ReadReceipt (
 	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 	network INTEGER NOT NULL,
 	target TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var sqliteMigrations = []string{
 	"ALTER TABLE Network ADD COLUMN sasl_external_key BLOB DEFAULT NULL",
 	"ALTER TABLE User ADD COLUMN admin INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0",
 	`
-		CREATE TABLE UserNew (
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS UserNew (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 			username VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
 			password VARCHAR(255),
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var sqliteMigrations = []string{
 		ALTER TABLE UserNew RENAME TO User;
 	`,
 	`
-		CREATE TABLE NetworkNew (
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS NetworkNew (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 			name VARCHAR(255),
 			user INTEGER NOT NULL,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ var sqliteMigrations = []string{
 		ALTER TABLE Channel ADD COLUMN detach_on INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
 	`,
 	`
-		CREATE TABLE DeliveryReceipt (
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS DeliveryReceipt (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 			network INTEGER NOT NULL,
 			target VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ var sqliteMigrations = []string{
 	"ALTER TABLE Network ADD COLUMN enabled INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1",
 	"ALTER TABLE User ADD COLUMN realname VARCHAR(255)",
 	`
-		CREATE TABLE NetworkNew (
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS NetworkNew (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 			name TEXT,
 			user INTEGER NOT NULL,
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ var sqliteMigrations = []string{
 		ALTER TABLE NetworkNew RENAME TO Network;
 	`,
 	`
-		CREATE TABLE ReadReceipt (
+		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ReadReceipt (
 			id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
 			network INTEGER NOT NULL,
 			target TEXT NOT NULL,