diff --git a/data/storage/mysql/create_db_with_users.sql b/data/storage/mysql/create_db_with_users.sql
index 10d8ccd44..3a9e88304 100644
--- a/data/storage/mysql/create_db_with_users.sql
+++ b/data/storage/mysql/create_db_with_users.sql
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS cgrates;
 CREATE DATABASE cgrates;
-CREATE USER 'cgrates'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'CGRateS.org';
+CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS 'cgrates'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'CGRateS.org';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON cgrates.* TO 'cgrates'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;