diff --git a/tools/utils/pecan_populate.sh b/tools/utils/pecan_populate.sh
index 7fac570..4295631 100644
--- a/tools/utils/pecan_populate.sh
+++ b/tools/utils/pecan_populate.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 PARSED_VAL=`grep keyspace /etc/valet/valet.conf |awk 'BEGIN{FS="="}{print $NF}'`
 KEYSPACE_NAME="$PARSED_VAL"
 sed -i -e "s/#VALET_KEYSPACE#/${KEYSPACE_NAME}/g" /opt/app/aic-valet-tools/populate.cql
-/usr/bin/cqlsh -f /opt/app/aic-valet-tools/populate.cql
 cassandra_cnt=`/usr/bin/cqlsh -e "describe KEYSPACE ${KEYSPACE_NAME};"|grep -c CREATE`
-if [ $cassandra_cnt -gt 12 ]; then
-        exit $cassandra_cnt
+if [ $cassandra_cnt -gt 15 ]; then
+        exit 0
 fi
 /usr/bin/cqlsh -e "drop KEYSPACE ${KEYSPACE_NAME};"
 sleep 5
+/usr/bin/cqlsh -f /opt/app/aic-valet-tools/populate.cql
+sleep 5
 pecan populate /var/www/valet/config.py >> /var/log/valet/pecan_populate.out
 sleep 5
-exit $cassandra_cnt
+exit 0