diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
index f5ce0f1a5..740fcffa0 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ export class MerchantService implements MerchantServiceInterface {
   }
 
   async start(): Promise<void> {
-    await exec(`taler-merchant-dbinit -c "${this.configFilename}"`);
+    await exec(`taler-merchant-dbinit -r -c "${this.configFilename}"`);
 
     this.proc = this.globalState.spawnService(
       "taler-merchant-httpd",