diff --git a/tag.sh b/tag.sh
index 3cf567d..b4da79c 100755
--- a/tag.sh
+++ b/tag.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ log() {
 init() {
     # DB_NAME
     [ -f "$1" ] && fail "Database file \"$1\" already exists. Aborting."
-    cat "$DB_SCHEMA" | sqlite3 "$1"
+    sqlite3 "$1" < "$DB_SCHEMA"
     log "Empty database file \"$1\" created."
 }