diff --git a/bin/add-site/install_directus.sh b/bin/add-site/install_directus.sh
index 20147ab..2a611c5 100644
--- a/bin/add-site/install_directus.sh
+++ b/bin/add-site/install_directus.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ set_secrets() {
     sed -i "s/^SECRET=.*/SECRET=${secret}/" "/home/${USERNAME}/cms.${DOMAIN_NAME}/.env"
 }
 
+docker_up_create_db() {
+    docker compose -f "/home/${USERNAME}/cms.${DOMAIN_NAME}/docker-compose.yml" up -d
+    docker exec -i "${DOMAIN_NAME}_Directus_DB" mariadb -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE directus; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'root'@'%';"
+}
+
 wait_for_DB() {
     echo "Waiting for Directus database to be ready..."
     until docker exec -i "${DOMAIN_NAME}_Directus_DB" mariadb -uroot -e "SELECT 1 FROM directus.directus_roles LIMIT 1" &> /dev/null
@@ -50,9 +55,8 @@ if [[ "$answer" == "y" ]]; then
 #        do we really need the .env file ?
     set_port
     set_secrets
-    docker-compose -f "/home/${USERNAME}/cms.${DOMAIN_NAME}/docker-compose.yml" up -d
-    docker exec -i "${DOMAIN_NAME}_Directus_DB" mariadb -uroot -e "CREATE DATABASE directus; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON directus.* TO 'root'@'%';"
-    wait_for_DBthe directus user
+    docker_up_create_db
+    wait_for_DB
 
     echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}Import the .tar.gz archive from your local storage${RESET}"
     echo -e "${PURPLE}The archive should contain the sql dump and the upload directory${RESET}"
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@ else
     set_admin_credentials
     set_port
     set_secrets
-    docker compose -f "/home/${USERNAME}/cms.${DOMAIN_NAME}/docker-compose.yml" up -d
+    docker_up_create_db
     docker exec -i "${DOMAIN_NAME}_Directus" sh -c "npx directus bootstrap"
     wait_for_DB