diff --git a/my_deploy.sh b/my_deploy.sh
index 1ffbffa15e3d285af37ed6328e45b768de7abc1b..e3ad5e71ae58f8546ecf7f24bf2a3a4c0d03cb37 100755
--- a/my_deploy.sh
+++ b/my_deploy.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ 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=""
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ 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=""