diff --git a/my_deploy.sh b/my_deploy.sh
index a0a605570394cd7c1f3b85a9cb6bf62a0c86036f..748458251da64765974cd4b41a38727dee7b1e30 100755
--- a/my_deploy.sh
+++ b/my_deploy.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export CRDB_DATABASE="tfs"
 export CRDB_DEPLOY_MODE="single"
 
 # Disable flag for dropping database, if it exists.
-export CRDB_DROP_DATABASE_IF_EXISTS="YES"
+export CRDB_DROP_DATABASE_IF_EXISTS=""
 
 # Disable flag for re-deploying CockroachDB from scratch.
 export CRDB_REDEPLOY=""
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export QDB_TABLE_MONITORING_KPIS="tfs_monitoring_kpis"
 export QDB_TABLE_SLICE_GROUPS="tfs_slice_groups"
 
 # Disable flag for dropping tables if they exist.
-export QDB_DROP_TABLES_IF_EXIST="YES"
+export QDB_DROP_TABLES_IF_EXIST=""
 
 # Disable flag for re-deploying QuestDB from scratch.
 export QDB_REDEPLOY=""