diff --git a/scripts/db_cleanup/regenerate-database.sh b/scripts/db_cleanup/regenerate-database.sh
index e560287b..0940082b 100755
--- a/scripts/db_cleanup/regenerate-database.sh
+++ b/scripts/db_cleanup/regenerate-database.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 NETALERTX_DB_FILE=${NETALERTX_DB:-/data/db}/app.db
 
 #remove the old database
-rm "${NETALERTX_DB_FILE}"
+rm -f "${NETALERTX_DB_FILE}" "${NETALERTX_DB_FILE}-shm" "${NETALERTX_DB_FILE}-wal"
 
 # Calculate script directory and schema path
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"