diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 46cd0dc..b09e46a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ all: run
 clean:
 	rm -rf venv build dist .pytest_cache .mypy_cache *.egg-info
 
+DB_PATH=scipaperloader/papers.db
+
+reset-db:
+	rm -f $(DB_PATH)
+	flask db init || true
+	flask db migrate -m "Initial migration"
+	flask db upgrade
+
 venv:
 	python3 -m venv venv && \
 		$(PIP) install --upgrade pip setuptools && \