diff --git a/api/database/database.go b/api/database/database.go
index d4d721e6..cc429368 100644
--- a/api/database/database.go
+++ b/api/database/database.go
@@ -191,22 +191,28 @@ func MigrateDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 func ClearDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 	err := db.Transaction(func(tx *gorm.DB) error {
 
+		db_driver := drivers.DatabaseDriver()
+
+		if db_driver == drivers.DatabaseDriverMysql {
+			if err := tx.Exec("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;").Error; err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		dry_run := tx.Session(&gorm.Session{DryRun: true})
 		for _, model := range database_models {
 			// get table name of model structure
 			table := dry_run.Find(model).Statement.Table
 
-			switch drivers.DatabaseDriver() {
+			switch db_driver {
 			case drivers.DatabaseDriverPostgres:
 				if err := tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("TRUNCATE TABLE %s CASCADE", table)).Error; err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				break
 			case drivers.DatabaseDriverMysql:
 				if err := tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("TRUNCATE TABLE %s", table)).Error; err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				break
 			case drivers.DatabaseDriverSqlite:
 				if err := tx.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("DELETE FROM %s", table)).Error; err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -215,6 +221,12 @@ func ClearDatabase(db *gorm.DB) error {
 
 		}
 
+		if db_driver == drivers.DatabaseDriverMysql {
+			if err := tx.Exec("SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;").Error; err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/api/scanner/photoview_test.db b/api/scanner/photoview_test.db
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b97d513c
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