diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index eb8a50d..c6f903f 100644
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -15,86 +15,85 @@ class DB(object):
                            'ticketfrei.sqlite')
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(dbfile)
         self.cur = self.conn.cursor()
-        self.cur.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name='user';")
-        if self.cur.fetchall() == []:
-            self.create()
-            print("Initialized new sqlite database.")
+        self.create()
         self.secret = urandom(32)
         self.config = ticketfrei.get_config()
 
     def create(self):
         # init db
-        self.cur.executescript('\
-            CREATE TABLE "user" (\
-                `id`          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `email`       TEXT,\
-                `passhash`    TEXT,\
-                `enabled`     INTEGER DEFAULT 1\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "twitter_request_tokens" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `request_token`	TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "twitter_accounts" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `client_id`	TEXT,\
-                `client_secret`	TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "trigger_good" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `words`	TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "trigger_bad" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `words`	TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "mastodon_instances" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `instance`	TEXT,\
-                `client_id`	TEXT,\
-                `client_secret`  TEXT\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "mastodon_accounts" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `access_token`	TEXT,\
-                `instance_id`	TEXT,\
-                `active`     INTEGER,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` ),\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`instance_id`) REFERENCES `mastodon_instances` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "seen_toots" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `mastodon_accounts_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `toot_id`	TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` ),\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`mastodon_accounts_id`) REFERENCES `mastodon_accounts` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "mail" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `email`	TEXT,\
-                `active` INTEGER,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-            CREATE TABLE "seen_tweets" (\
-                `id`	INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,\
-                `user_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `twitter_accounts_id`	INTEGER,\
-                `tweet_id` TEXT,\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`user_id`) REFERENCES `user` ( `id` )\
-                FOREIGN KEY(`twitter_accounts_id`) REFERENCES `twitter_accounts` ( `id` )\
-            );\
-        ')
+        self.cur.executescript('''
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user (
+                id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                email       TEXT,
+                passhash    TEXT,
+                enabled     INTEGER DEFAULT 1
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS twitter_request_tokens (
+                id          INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                request_token	TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS twitter_accounts (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                client_id   TEXT,
+                client_secret	TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS trigger_good (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                words	    TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS trigger_bad (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                words	    TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mastodon_instances (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                instance    TEXT,
+                client_id   TEXT,
+                client_secret   TEXT
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mastodon_accounts (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                access_token	TEXT,
+                instance_id TEXT,
+                active      INTEGER,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id),
+                FOREIGN KEY(instance_id) REFERENCES mastodon_instances(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS seen_toots (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                mastodon_accounts_id    INTEGER,
+                toot_id	    TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id),
+                FOREIGN KEY(mastodon_accounts_id)
+                    REFERENCES mastodon_accounts(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS mail (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                email	    TEXT,
+                active      INTEGER,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+            );
+            CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS seen_tweets (
+                id	    INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT UNIQUE,
+                user_id	    INTEGER,
+                twitter_accounts_id INTEGER,
+                tweet_id    TEXT,
+                FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES user(id)
+                FOREIGN KEY(twitter_accounts_id)
+                    REFERENCES twitter_accounts(id)
+            );
+        ''')
 
     def token(self, email, password):
         return jwt.encode({
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ class DB(object):
         row = self.cur.fetchone()
         if not row:
             return None  # No user with this email
-        if not scrypt_mcf_check(row[1].encode("utf-8"),
+        if not scrypt_mcf_check(row[1].encode('ascii'),
                                 password.encode('utf-8')):
             return None  # Wrong passphrase
         return User(self, row[0])