diff --git a/cmd/mi-init/main.go b/cmd/mi-init/main.go
index 564d989..2dac75b 100644
--- a/cmd/mi-init/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mi-init/main.go
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	err = r.DB("mi").Info().Exec(session)
-	if err == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := r.DBCreate("mi").Exec(session); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err := r.DBCreate("mi").Exec(session); err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	tables := []string{
@@ -45,10 +43,12 @@ func main() {
 	var result error
 
 	for _, tbl := range tables {
-		if err := r.DB("mi").TableCreate(tbl).Exec(session); err != nil {
-			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
-		} else {
-			log.Printf("created table %s", tbl)
+		if err := r.DB("mi").Table(tbl).Info().Exec(session); err != nil {
+			if err := r.DB("mi").TableCreate(tbl).Exec(session); err != nil {
+				result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("created table %s", tbl)
+			}
 		}
 	}