diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 409f0ec..ec71453 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spring:
     driver-class-name: ${PG_DRIVER_CLASS_NAME}
   jpa:
     hibernate:
-      ddl-auto: create-drop
+      ddl-auto: update
     show-sql: true
   ai:
     openai: