diff --git a/scripts/import-db.sh b/scripts/import-db.sh
index ee51b62..e009ff1 100755
--- a/scripts/import-db.sh
+++ b/scripts/import-db.sh
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ docker exec -i sparkpress_db mysql --user=$MYSQL_USER --password=$MYSQL_PASSWORD
 
 # clean up files that aren't useful after import
 rm sql/db-import*
+
+mkdir -p sql/previous-imports
+mv sql/*.sql.gz sql/previous-imports