diff --git a/salt/salt/final-setup.sls b/salt/salt/final-setup.sls
index aa3ec61..21795c1 100644
--- a/salt/salt/final-setup.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/final-setup.sls
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ initialize-db:
   cmd.run:
     - name: {{ bin_dir }}/python -c "from scripts.initialize_db import initialize_db; initialize_db('{{ app_dir }}/{{ pillar['ini_file'] }}')"
     - cwd: {{ app_dir }}
-    - onchanges:
+    - require:
       - postgres_database: tildes
+    - unless: psql -U tildes tildes -c "SELECT user_id FROM users;"
 
 {% if grains['id'] == 'dev' %}
 insert-dev-data: