diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a8f433..66b5db0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ### Improvements
 
+* Drop database before restore
+
 * Accept symbol in dump and restore.
 
 ``` ruby
diff --git a/lib/mongodb_clone.rb b/lib/mongodb_clone.rb
index 2cd78fc..92487b6 100644
--- a/lib/mongodb_clone.rb
+++ b/lib/mongodb_clone.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def restore(environment = 'development', session = 'default')
 
       a = params.collect { |key, value| "-#{ key } #{ value }" if value }.compact.join(' ')
 
-      command = "mongorestore #{ a } #{ @path }"
+      command = "mongorestore --drop #{ a } #{ @path }"
 
       execute(command)
     end
diff --git a/spec/mongodb_clone_spec.rb b/spec/mongodb_clone_spec.rb
index 4419417..8bf7772 100644
--- a/spec/mongodb_clone_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mongodb_clone_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       subject.id = '201210231843100200'
       subject.path = '/tmp/mongodb_clone_production/201210231843100200/mongodb_clone_production'
       subject.should_receive(:execute).with('mongodump -h mongodb_clone.example.com:27017 -d mongodb_clone_production -u mongodb_clone -p 12345678 -o /tmp/mongodb_clone_production/201210231843100200')
-      subject.should_receive(:execute).with('mongorestore -h localhost:27017 -d mongodb_clone_development /tmp/mongodb_clone_production/201210231843100200/mongodb_clone_production')
+      subject.should_receive(:execute).with('mongorestore --drop -h localhost:27017 -d mongodb_clone_development /tmp/mongodb_clone_production/201210231843100200/mongodb_clone_production')
 
       subject.dump.restore
     end