diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
index 2303b966..37677221 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-gnusocial
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ function install_gnusocial_main {
     # check gnusocial has a config file
     gnusocial_config_file=/var/www/$GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php
     if [ ! -f $gnusocial_config_file ]; then
+        drop_database gnusocial
         rm -rf /var/www/$GNUSOCIAL_DOMAIN_NAME
         echo $'Gnusocial config.php not found'
         exit 87586
diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
index 54462c6c..55c8ed9e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-postactiv
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ function install_postactiv_main {
     # check postactiv has a config file
     postactiv_config_file=/var/www/$POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/config.php
     if [ ! -f $postactiv_config_file ]; then
+        drop_database postactiv
         rm -rf /var/www/$POSTACTIV_DOMAIN_NAME
         echo $'Postactiv config.php not found'
         exit 87586