diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 85a71d7..3237306 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const db = new DB("scrappy.db");
 const command = Deno.args[0];
 
 if (command === "create") {
-    db.execute(`create table channel (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, channel_id text not null unique, channel_name text not null, last_seen_at number not null default 0);`);
+    db.execute(`create table if not exists channel (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, channel_id text not null unique, channel_name text not null, last_seen_at number not null default 0);`);
 }
 else if (command === "new" && Deno.args.length == 3) {
     const channelId = Deno.args[1];