diff --git a/controllers/api.js b/controllers/api.js
index debddc91..7f065269 100644
--- a/controllers/api.js
+++ b/controllers/api.js
@@ -11,28 +11,6 @@ const express  = require('express')
 	, getThread = require(__dirname+'/../models/api/get-thread.js')
 	, getCatalog = require(__dirname+'/../models/api/get-catalog.js')
 	, getBoards = require(__dirname+'/../models/api/get-boards.js');
-/*
-(async () => {
-	await Boards.deleteIncrement('pol');
-	await Boards.deleteIncrement('b');
-	await Posts.deleteAll('pol');
-	await Posts.deleteAll('b');
-	await Boards.deleteAll();
-	await Trips.deleteAll();
-	await Boards.insertOne({
-		_id: 'pol',
-		name: 'Politically Incorrect',
-		description: 'Political posts go here.',
-	})
-	await Boards.insertOne({
-		_id: 'b',
-		name: 'Random',
-		description: 'post anything here',
-	})
-	await Posts.db.collection('b').createIndex({"thread": 1});
-	await Posts.db.collection('pol').createIndex({"thread": 1});
-})();
-*/
 
 // make new post
 router.post('/board/:board', Boards.exists, (req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7a86c76..305fe712 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "start": "node server.js"
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "wipe": "node wipe.js"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC"
diff --git a/wipe.js b/wipe.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfb819db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wipe.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const Mongo = require(__dirname+'/helpers/db.js')
+	, util = require('util')
+	, path = require('path')
+	, fs = require('fs')
+	, unlink = util.promisify(fs.unlink)
+	, readdir = util.promisify(fs.readdir);
+
+(async () => {
+	console.log('connecting to db...')
+	await Mongo.connect();
+	const Boards = require(__dirname+'/db-models/boards.js')
+		, Posts = require(__dirname+'/db-models/posts.js')
+		, Trips = require(__dirname+'/db-models/trips.js');
+	console.log('connected! wiping data')
+	await Boards.deleteIncrement('pol');
+	await Boards.deleteIncrement('b');
+	await Posts.deleteAll('pol');
+	await Posts.deleteAll('b');
+	await Boards.deleteAll();
+	await Trips.deleteAll();
+	await Boards.insertOne({
+		 _id: 'pol',
+		 name: 'Politically Incorrect',
+		 description: 'Political posts go here.',
+	})
+	await Boards.insertOne({
+		 _id: 'b',
+		 name: 'Random',
+		 description: 'post anything here',
+	})
+	await Posts.db.collection('b').createIndex({"thread": 1});
+	await Posts.db.collection('pol').createIndex({"thread": 1});
+	await readdir('static/img/').then(async files => {
+		await Promise.all(files.map(async file => {
+			unlink(path.join('static/img/', file));
+		}))
+	});
+	console.log('done')
+	return;
+})();
+