diff --git a/config/crd/bases/eda.ansible.com_edas.yaml b/config/crd/bases/eda.ansible.com_edas.yaml
index a447a8ea..17f1bb93 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/eda.ansible.com_edas.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/eda.ansible.com_edas.yaml
@@ -2473,6 +2473,10 @@ spec:
               bundle_cacert_secret:
                 description: Secret where the trusted Certificate Authority Bundle is stored
                 type: string
+              force_drop_db:
+                description: Force drop the database before restoring. USE WITH CAUTION!
+                type: boolean
+                default: false
           status:
             description: Status defines the observed state of EDA
             properties:
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/eda-server-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/eda-server-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index cd0471a1..994935af 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/eda-server-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/eda-server-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -649,6 +649,11 @@ spec:
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:hidden
+      - displayName: Force drop database before restore
+        path: force_drop_db
+        x-descriptors:
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch
       statusDescriptors:
       - description: Admin password for the instance deployed
         displayName: Admin Password
diff --git a/roles/restore/tasks/postgres.yml b/roles/restore/tasks/postgres.yml
index c8460318..653a0bf2 100644
--- a/roles/restore/tasks/postgres.yml
+++ b/roles/restore/tasks/postgres.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@
       -p {{ eda_postgres_port }}
   no_log: "{{ no_log }}"
 
+- name: Set drop db command
+  set_fact:
+    pg_drop_db: >-
+      echo 'DROP DATABASE {{ eda_postgres_database }} WITH (FORCE);' | PGPASSWORD='{{ eda_postgres_pass }}' psql
+      -U {{ eda_postgres_user }}
+      -h {{ resolvable_db_host }}
+      -d postgres
+      -p {{ eda_postgres_port }}
+  no_log: "{{ no_log }}"
+
+- name: Set create db command
+  set_fact:
+    pg_create_db: >-
+      echo 'CREATE DATABASE {{ eda_postgres_database }} WITH OWNER = {{ eda_postgres_user }};' | PGPASSWORD='{{ eda_postgres_pass }}' psql
+      -U {{ eda_postgres_user }}
+      -h {{ resolvable_db_host }}
+      -d postgres
+      -p {{ eda_postgres_port }}
+  no_log: "{{ no_log }}"
+
 - name: Restore database dump to the new postgresql container
   k8s_exec:
     namespace: "{{ backup_pvc_namespace }}"
@@ -102,6 +122,10 @@
       trap 'end_keepalive \"$keepalive_file\" \"$keepalive_pid\"' EXIT SIGINT SIGTERM
       echo keepalive_pid: $keepalive_pid
       set -e -o pipefail
+      if {{ force_drop_db }}; then
+        {{ pg_drop_db }}
+        {{ pg_create_db }}
+      fi
       cat {{ backup_dir }}/eda.db | PGPASSWORD='{{ eda_postgres_pass }}' {{ pg_restore }}
       echo 'Successful'
       "