diff --git a/damusTests/ZapTests.swift b/damusTests/ZapTests.swift
index 4199e7dd..7d4c27ea 100644
--- a/damusTests/ZapTests.swift
+++ b/damusTests/ZapTests.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import XCTest
 final class ZapTests: XCTestCase {
 
     override func setUpWithError() throws {
-        // Put setup code here. This method is called before the invocation of each test method in the class.
+        let db = ProfileDatabase()
+        try db.remove_all_profiles()
     }
 
     override func tearDownWithError() throws {