diff --git a/lib/tasks/kill_postgres_connections.rake b/lib/tasks/kill_postgres_connections.rake
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+task :kill_postgres_connections => :environment do
+  db_name = Rails.configuration.database_configuration[Rails.env]['database']
+  sh = <<EOF
+ps xa \
+  | grep postgres: \
+  | grep #{db_name} \
+  | grep -v grep \
+  | awk '{print $1}' \
+  | sudo xargs kill
+EOF
+  puts `#{sh}`
+  puts "Done killing the connections!"
+end
+
+task "db:drop" => :kill_postgres_connections
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