diff --git a/bin/DROP-FORCE.js b/bin/DROP-FORCE.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f08af3..0000000
--- a/bin/DROP-FORCE.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-//require dependencies
-const express = require('express'),
-	app = express(),
-	bodyParser = require('body-parser'),
-	port = process.env.PORT,
-	db = require('../app/config/db.config.js'),
-	morgan = require('morgan');
-
-app.use(morgan('dev'));
-app.use(bodyParser.json());
-app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
-
-//handle CORS errors
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-	res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
-	res.header(
-		'Access-Control-Allow-Headers',
-		'Origin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept, Authorization'
-	);
-
-	if (req.method == 'OPTIONS') {
-		res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'PUT, POST, GET, DELETE, PATCH');
-		return res.status(200).json({});
-	}
-
-	next();
-});
-
-//verify connection to db
-db.sequelize
-	.authenticate()
-	.then(() => {
-		console.log('Connection has been established successfully.');
-	})
-	.catch(err => {
-		console.error('Unable to connect to the database:', err);
-	});
-
-//force: true will drop the table if it already exists
-const drop_tables = false;
-db.sequelize.sync({ force: drop_tables }).then(() => {
-	console.log(`Drop and Resync with { force: ${drop_tables} }`);
-});
-
-//main route for api; perhaps for api docs frontend
-app.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
-	res.send('Welcome to the Ucharify API');
-});
-
-//donor routes
-app.use('/api/donors', require('./app/routes/donor.route.js'));
-//organization routes
-app.use('/api/org', require('./app/routes/organization.route'));
-//auth route
-app.use('/api/auth', require('./app/routes/auth.route.js'));
-//general routes
-app.use('/api', require('./app/routes/general.route.js'));
-//admin routes
-app.use('/admin', require('./app/routes/admin.route'));
-//stripe routes
-app.use('/api/stripe', require('./app/routes/stripe.route'));
-
-//404 not found error handling on any other routes
-app.use((req, res, next) => {
-	const error = new Error('Not found');
-	error.status = 404;
-	next(error);
-});
-
-//General error handler for anything
-app.use((error, req, res, next) => {
-	//can log the error internally
-	// console.log(error);
-
-	if (req.app.get('env') !== 'development' && req.app.get('env') !== 'test') {
-		delete error.stack;
-	}
-
-	//status is set from other logic depending on the error itself
-	res.status(error.status || 500);
-	res.json({
-		error: error.message
-	});
-});
-
-// Create a Server
-var server = app.listen(port, function() {
-	var host = server.address().address;
-	var port = server.address().port;
-
-	//server is successful
-	console.log(`App listening at port: ${port}`);
-});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 496b9c1..d3d568e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 	"main": "index.js",
 	"scripts": {
 		"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-		"start": "PORT=4200 & set JWT_KEY=secretkey & node server.js",
+		"start": "node server.js",
 		"dev": "nodemon bin/dev.js",
-		"drop": "nodemon bin/DROP-FORCE.js"
+		"drop": "DROP_TABLES=true & nodemon bin/dev.js"
 	},
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 73ec13d..e90bfa7 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ db.sequelize
 		console.error('Unable to connect to the database:', err);
 	});
 
+	console.log(process.env.DROP_TABLES);
 //force: true will drop the table if it already exists
 const drop_tables = false;
 db.sequelize.sync({ force: drop_tables }).then(() => {