diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 1274739..2373437 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@ db.pragma('journal_mode = WAL');
 db.pragma('foreign_keys = ON');
 
 function initDb() {
-  console.log("Initializing database schema if needed...");
+  console.log("Resetting database and re-seeding data...");
 
-  // Create Users Table if it doesn't exist
+  // Drop existing tables to ensure a clean slate on every run.
+  // This is useful for development to easily reset the data.
+  db.exec('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS toys');
+  db.exec('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users');
+
+
+  // Create Users Table
   db.exec(`
-    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
+    CREATE TABLE users (
       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
       name TEXT NOT NULL,
       nickname TEXT,
@@ -29,22 +35,10 @@ function initDb() {
       bio TEXT
     );
   `);
-  
-  // Migration: Add nickname column to users table if it doesn't exist
-  try {
-    const columns = db.prepare("PRAGMA table_info(users)").all();
-    if (!columns.some((col: any) => col.name === 'nickname')) {
-      console.log("Adding 'nickname' column to 'users' table...");
-      db.exec('ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN nickname TEXT');
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error during 'users' table migration:", error);
-  }
 
-
-  // Create Toys Table if it doesn't exist
+  // Create Toys Table
   db.exec(`
-    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS toys (
+    CREATE TABLE toys (
       id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
       name TEXT NOT NULL,
       description TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -58,46 +52,42 @@ function initDb() {
     );
   `);
   
-  console.log("Seeding initial data if missing...");
+  console.log("Seeding initial data...");
 
-  // Use INSERT OR IGNORE to only add data if the primary key doesn't exist.
-  // This prevents errors on subsequent runs and adds missing users/toys without overwriting.
+  // Prepare insert statements
   const insertUser = db.prepare(`
-    INSERT OR IGNORE INTO users (id, name, nickname, email, role, avatarUrl, bio) 
+    INSERT INTO users (id, name, nickname, email, role, avatarUrl, bio) 
     VALUES (@id, @name, @nickname, @email, @role, @avatarUrl, @bio)
   `);
   
   const insertToy = db.prepare(`
-    INSERT OR IGNORE INTO toys (id, name, description, category, images, unavailableRanges, ownerId, pricePerDay, location) 
+    INSERT INTO toys (id, name, description, category, images, unavailableRanges, ownerId, pricePerDay, location) 
     VALUES (@id, @name, @description, @category, @images, @unavailableRanges, @ownerId, @pricePerDay, @location)
   `);
 
-  const insertManyUsers = db.transaction((users: User[]) => {
-    for (const user of users) {
-        insertUser.run({
-            id: user.id,
-            name: user.name,
-            nickname: user.nickname ?? null,
-            email: user.email,
-            role: user.role ?? 'User',
-            avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl ?? null,
-            bio: user.bio ?? null
-        });
+  // Use a transaction for efficiency
+  const seedData = db.transaction(() => {
+    for (const user of rawUsers) {
+      insertUser.run({
+          id: user.id,
+          name: user.name,
+          nickname: user.nickname ?? null,
+          email: user.email,
+          role: user.role ?? 'User',
+          avatarUrl: user.avatarUrl ?? null,
+          bio: user.bio ?? null
+      });
     }
-  });
-  
-  const insertManyToys = db.transaction((toys) => {
-    for (const toy of toys) {
-        insertToy.run({
-            ...toy,
-            images: JSON.stringify(toy.images),
-            unavailableRanges: JSON.stringify(toy.unavailableRanges),
-        });
+    for (const toy of rawToys) {
+      insertToy.run({
+          ...toy,
+          images: JSON.stringify(toy.images),
+          unavailableRanges: JSON.stringify(toy.unavailableRanges),
+      });
     }
   });
 
-  insertManyUsers(rawUsers);
-  insertManyToys(rawToys);
+  seedData();
 
   console.log("Database initialization and seeding complete.");
 }
diff --git a/toyshare.db-shm b/toyshare.db-shm
index f791555..8b4efd5 100644
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diff --git a/toyshare.db-wal b/toyshare.db-wal
index f910ea4..df16db9 100644
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