diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0191bc..f819caf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- [#60] Force drop database when removing service accounts
+  - prevents errors if database is still in use
 
 ## [v14.18-1] - 2025-08-12
 - [#46] Update postgresql to 14.18
diff --git a/resources/remove-sa.sh b/resources/remove-sa.sh
index c326841..4c47310 100755
--- a/resources/remove-sa.sh
+++ b/resources/remove-sa.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ SELECT_DB_NAMES="SELECT datname FROM pg_database WHERE datistemplate=false AND d
 for database_name in $(psql -U "${ADMIN_USERNAME}" -t -c "${SELECT_DB_NAMES}")
 do
   echo "Deleting service account '${database_name}'"
-  psql -U "${ADMIN_USERNAME}" -c "DROP DATABASE if exists ${database_name};" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  psql -U "${ADMIN_USERNAME}" -c "DROP DATABASE if exists ${database_name} WITH (FORCE);" >/dev/null 2>&1
   psql -U "${ADMIN_USERNAME}" -c "DROP USER if exists ${database_name};" >/dev/null 2>&1
 done