diff --git a/fittrackee/__init__.py b/fittrackee/__init__.py
index 68743494..61d40a5b 100644
--- a/fittrackee/__init__.py
+++ b/fittrackee/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
+import shutil
 from importlib import import_module, reload
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -128,4 +129,17 @@ def create_app() -> Flask:
         else:
             return render_template('index.html')
 
+    @app.cli.command('drop-db')
+    def drop_db() -> None:
+        """Empty database and delete uploaded files for dev environments."""
+        if app_settings == 'fittrackee.config.ProductionConfig':
+            print('This is a production server, aborting!')
+            return
+        db.engine.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS alembic_version;")
+        db.drop_all()
+        db.session.commit()
+        print('Database dropped.')
+        shutil.rmtree(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], ignore_errors=True)
+        print('Uploaded files deleted.')
+
     return app
diff --git a/fittrackee/__main__.py b/fittrackee/__main__.py
index 0bc38ed2..2905f0ea 100644
--- a/fittrackee/__main__.py
+++ b/fittrackee/__main__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # source for StandaloneApplication class:
 # http://docs.gunicorn.org/en/stable/custom.html
 import os
-import shutil
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 import click
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import gunicorn.app.base
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_migrate import upgrade
 
-from fittrackee import create_app, db
+from fittrackee import create_app
 from fittrackee.users.exceptions import UserNotFoundException
 from fittrackee.users.utils import set_admin_rights
 
@@ -46,17 +45,6 @@ def upgrade_db() -> None:
         upgrade(directory=BASEDIR + '/migrations')
 
 
-@app.cli.command('drop-db')
-def drop_db() -> None:
-    """Empty database and delete uploaded files for dev environments."""
-    db.engine.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS alembic_version;")
-    db.drop_all()
-    db.session.commit()
-    print('Database dropped.')
-    shutil.rmtree(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], ignore_errors=True)
-    print('Uploaded files deleted.')
-
-
 @app.cli.command('set-admin')
 @click.argument('username')
 def set_admin(username: str) -> None: