diff --git a/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/utils/connectivity.js b/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/utils/connectivity.js
index c6ecda3b39..32734c2bb5 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/utils/connectivity.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-hook-bookshelf/lib/utils/connectivity.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = (scope, success, error) => {
       };
 
       if (tables.rows && tables.rows.length !== 0) {
-        if (scope.database.options.force) {
+        if (scope.dbforce) {
           next();
         } else {
           console.log('🤔 It seems that your database is not empty. Be aware that Strapi is going to automatically creates tables & columns, and might update columns which can corrupt data or cause data loss.');
diff --git a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
index ecdd9d167a..38b9e2fad9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
+++ b/packages/strapi/bin/strapi-new.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = function (name, cliArguments) {
       return process.exit(1);
     }
 
-    const dbforce = cliArguments.dbforce !== undefined;
+    scope.dbforce = cliArguments.dbforce !== undefined;
 
     scope.database = {
       settings: {
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ module.exports = function (name, cliArguments) {
       },
       options: {
         authenticationDatabase: cliArguments.dbauth,
-        ssl: cliArguments.dbssl,
-        force: dbforce
+        ssl: cliArguments.dbssl
       }
     };
   }