diff --git a/server/utils/db_reformat.js b/server/utils/db_reformat.js
index d1beb6f9..0ae45407 100644
--- a/server/utils/db_reformat.js
+++ b/server/utils/db_reformat.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import path from 'path';
+import { uniqWith, isEqual } from 'lodash';
 require('dotenv').config({path: path.resolve('.env')});
 const ObjectId = mongoose.Types.ObjectId;
 mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/p5js-web-editor');
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ let client = s3.createClient({
   },
 });
 
-const s3Files = [];
+let s3Files = [];
 
 Project.find({})
   .exec((err, projects) => {
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ Project.find({})
       });
     });
     console.log(s3Files.length);
+    s3Files = uniqWith(s3Files, isEqual);
+    console.log(s3Files.length);
   });
 
 const uploadedFiles = [];