diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index b4e9329..3300e7e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "SOCKEYE_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=sockeye;Database=sockeye;CommandTimeout=300;",
         "SOCKEYE_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\sockeye",
         "SOCKEYE_USE_URLS": "http://*:7676;",
-        //"SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
+        "SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
         //"SOCKEYE_REMOVE_LICENSE_FROM_DB":"true",
         //"SOCKEYE_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT":"1",
         "SOCKEYE_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin"
diff --git a/server/Startup.cs b/server/Startup.cs
index 24f96bb..47c4942 100644
--- a/server/Startup.cs
+++ b/server/Startup.cs
@@ -663,9 +663,13 @@ namespace Sockeye
             Console.WriteLine("-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-");
 
 
-
-            GlobalBizSettingsBiz biz = GlobalBizSettingsBiz.GetBiz(dbContext);
-            biz.ImportRockfish(dbContext, _newLog).Wait();
+            if (ServerBootConfig.SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE)
+            {
+                _newLog.LogWarning("SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE has been set - IMPORTING ROCKFISH");
+                GlobalBizSettingsBiz biz = GlobalBizSettingsBiz.GetBiz(dbContext);
+                biz.ImportRockfish(dbContext, _newLog).Wait();
+                _newLog.LogInformation("IMPORT COMPLETED");
+            }
         }