diff --git a/dynamodb/dynamodb.sim.w b/dynamodb/dynamodb.sim.w
index ab2628ff..745623f6 100644
--- a/dynamodb/dynamodb.sim.w
+++ b/dynamodb/dynamodb.sim.w
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ pub class Table_sim impl dynamodb_types.ITable {
         return  nil;
       })();
 
+      // delete the table if it already exists because we might be reusing the container
+      try { client.deleteTable({ TableName: tableName }); } 
+      catch e { }
+
       util.waitUntil(() => {
         try {
           client.createTable({
diff --git a/dynamodb/package.json b/dynamodb/package.json
index 8f8a931e..b0593a31 100644
--- a/dynamodb/package.json
+++ b/dynamodb/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@winglibs/dynamodb",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "DynamoDB library for Wing",
   "author": {
     "name": "Cristian Pallarés",