diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/PaveIt.php b/app/Console/Commands/PaveIt.php
index 25a9e4d4bc..b9c1c052c7 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/PaveIt.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/PaveIt.php
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ namespace App\Console\Commands;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use DB;
 
+use App\Models\Accessory;
+use App\Models\Asset;
+use App\Models\AssetModel;
+use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Models\Company;
+use App\Models\Component;
+use App\Models\Consumable;
+use App\Models\Depreciation;
+use App\Models\Group;
+use App\Models\License;
+use App\Models\LicenseSeat;
+use App\Models\Location;
+use App\Models\Manufacturer;
+use App\Models\Statuslabel;
+use App\Models\Supplier;
+
 class PaveIt extends Command
 {
     /**
@@ -12,7 +28,8 @@ class PaveIt extends Command
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $signature = 'snipeit:pave';
+    protected $signature = 'snipeit:pave
+              {--soft: Perform a "Soft" Delete, leaving all migrations, table structure, and the first user in place.}';
 
     /**
      * The console command description.
@@ -38,45 +55,76 @@ class PaveIt extends Command
      */
     public function handle()
     {
+        if ($this->confirm("\n****************************************************\nTHIS WILL DELETE ALL OF THE DATA IN YOUR DATABASE. \nThere is NO undo. This WILL destroy ALL of your data. \n****************************************************\n\nDo you wish to continue? No backsies! [y|N]"))
+        {
+          if( $this->option('soft'))
+          {
+              Accessory::getQuery()->delete();
+              Asset::getQuery()->delete();
+              Category::getQuery()->delete();
+              Company::getQuery()->delete();
+              Component::getQuery()->delete();
+              Consumable::getQuery()->delete();
+              Depreciation::getQuery()->delete();
+              License::getQuery()->delete();
+              LicenseSeat::getQuery()->delete();
+              Location::getQuery()->delete();
+              Manufacturer::getQuery()->delete();
+              AssetModel::getQuery()->delete();
+              Statuslabel::getQuery()->delete();
+              Supplier::getQuery()->delete();
+              Group::getQuery()->delete();
 
-        if ($this->confirm("\n****************************************************\nTHIS WILL DROP ALL OF THE TABLES IN YOUR DATABASE. \nThere is NO undo. This WILL destroy ALL of your data. \n****************************************************\n\nDo you wish to continue? No backsies! [y|N]")) {
-
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS accessories_users');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS accessories');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_logs');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_maintenances');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_uploads');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS assets');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS categories');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS companies');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS consumables_users');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS consumables');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_field_custom_fieldset');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_fields');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_fieldsets');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS depreciations');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS groups');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS history');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS components');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS components_assets');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS license_seats');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS licenses');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS locations');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS manufacturers');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS models');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS migrations');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS password_resets');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS requested_assets');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS requests');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS settings');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS status_labels');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS suppliers');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS throttle');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS users_groups');
-          \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS users');
-
-
+              DB::statement('delete from accessories_users');
+              DB::statement('delete from asset_logs');
+              DB::statement('delete from asset_maintenances');
+              DB::statement('delete from asset_uploads');
+              DB::statement('delete from consumables_users');
+              DB::statement('delete from custom_field_custom_fieldset');
+              DB::statement('delete from custom_fields');
+              DB::statement('delete from custom_fieldsets');
+              DB::statement('delete from components_assets');
+              DB::statement('delete from password_resets');
+              DB::statement('delete from requested_assets');
+              DB::statement('delete from requests');
+              DB::statement('delete from throttle');
+              DB::statement('delete from users_groups');
+              DB::statement('delete from users WHERE id!=1');
+          } else {
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS accessories_users');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS accessories');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_logs');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_maintenances');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS asset_uploads');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS assets');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS categories');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS companies');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS consumables_users');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS consumables');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_field_custom_fieldset');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_fields');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS custom_fieldsets');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS depreciations');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS groups');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS history');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS components');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS components_assets');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS license_seats');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS licenses');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS locations');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS manufacturers');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS models');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS migrations');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS password_resets');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS requested_assets');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS requests');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS settings');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS status_labels');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS suppliers');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS throttle');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS users_groups');
+              \DB::statement('drop table IF EXISTS users');
+          }
         }
-
     }
 }