diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4159139..e9a61d70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "db:generate": "drizzle-kit generate",
     "db:seed": "tsx scripts/seed.ts",
     "db:migrate": "drizzle-kit migrate",
+    "db:reset": "rm -f data.db data.db-shm data.db-wal && pnpm db:seed",
     "loc": "git ls-files | grep -vE '(lock|.db|_snapshot.json)' | xargs wc -l"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/seed.ts b/scripts/seed.ts
index 1e24183d..63877f88 100644
--- a/scripts/seed.ts
+++ b/scripts/seed.ts
@@ -43,27 +43,19 @@ function slugify(title: string): string {
 async function seed() {
   console.log("Seeding database...");
 
-  // Drop and recreate tables for a clean seed
-  sqlite.exec(`
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS video_watch_events;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS quiz_answers;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS quiz_attempts;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS quiz_options;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS quiz_questions;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS quizzes;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS lesson_progress;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS coupons;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS team_members;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS teams;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS purchases;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS enrollments;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS lessons;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS modules;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS courses;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS categories;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS users;
-    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS __drizzle_migrations;
-  `);
+  // Drop every existing table for a clean seed, regardless of which
+  // schema version they came from (avoids stale tables blocking migrate())
+  const existingTables = sqlite
+    .prepare(
+      `SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' AND name NOT LIKE 'sqlite_%'`
+    )
+    .all() as { name: string }[];
+
+  sqlite.pragma("foreign_keys = OFF");
+  for (const { name } of existingTables) {
+    sqlite.exec(`DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "${name}";`);
+  }
+  sqlite.pragma("foreign_keys = ON");
 
   // Create tables using the same Drizzle migrations as the live database
   migrate(db, { migrationsFolder });