diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index e42fba6..a02bc80 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://${DB_HOST:localhost}:5432/postgresdb
 spring.datasource.username=postgres_user
 spring.datasource.password=postgres_pass
 server.port=8080
-spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop
+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
 stripe.secret.key=${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:sk_test_51QrePYIvCfqz7ANgqam8rEwWcMeKiLOof3j6SCMgu2sl4sESP45DJxca16mWcYo1sQaiBv32CMR6Z4AAAGQPCJo300ubuZKO8I}
 stripe.webhook.secret=whsec_746b6a488665f6057118bdb4a2b32f4916f16c277109eeaed5e8f8e8b81b8c15
 app.frontend-host=http://localhost:4200