diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2edfaa77..a5d15c8e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ commands = {[mysql]commands}
 # PostgreSQL test environments
 [postgresql]
 commands =
+    psql -c 'drop database sqlobject_test;' -U postgres || true
     psql -c 'create database sqlobject_test;' -U postgres
     py.test --cov=sqlobject -D postgres://postgres:@localhost/sqlobject_test
     psql -c 'drop database sqlobject_test;' -U postgres