diff --git a/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/db/DatabaseConfig.java b/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/db/DatabaseConfig.java
index 0e563f5..c804611 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/db/DatabaseConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/bobert/netneutrality/db/DatabaseConfig.java
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ public record DatabaseConfig(String url, String user, String password) {
         String dbPass = settings.get("MYSQL_PASSWORD", "");
         String dbHost = settings.get("MYSQL_HOST", "localhost");
         String dbPort = settings.get("MYSQL_PORT", "3306");
-        return new DatabaseConfig(String.format("jdbc:mysql://%s:%s/%s", dbHost, dbPort, dbName), dbUser, dbPass);
+        String url = String.format("jdbc:mysql://%s:%s/%s?createDatabaseIfNotExist=true", dbHost, dbPort, dbName);
+        return new DatabaseConfig(url, dbUser, dbPass);
     }
 
     @Override