diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
index 305e46e5c..fef4c27c1 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/integrationtests/harness.ts
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ export class ExchangeService implements ExchangeServiceInterface {
     await sh(
       this.globalState,
       "exchange-dbinit",
-      `taler-exchange-dbinit -r -c "${this.configFilename}"`,
+      `taler-exchange-dbinit -c "${this.configFilename}"`,
     );
 
     this.helperCryptoEddsaProc = this.globalState.spawnService(