diff --git a/getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml b/getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml
index e569a9183..eeaa606b0 100644
--- a/getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml
+++ b/getting-started/assets/eclipselink/persistence.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelEntity</class>
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelEntityActive</class>
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelEntityChangeTracking</class>
-    <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelEntityDropped</class>
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelGrantRecord</class>
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelPrincipalSecrets</class>
     <class>org.apache.polaris.jpa.models.ModelSequenceId</class>
@@ -40,6 +39,8 @@
       <property name="eclipselink.persistence-context.flush-mode" value="auto"/>
       <property name="eclipselink.session.customizer" value="org.apache.polaris.extension.persistence.impl.eclipselink.PolarisEclipseLinkSessionCustomizer"/>
       <property name="eclipselink.transaction.join-existing" value="true"/>
+      <property name="eclipselink.logging.level.sql" value="FINE"/>
+      <property name="eclipselink.logging.parameters" value="true"/>
     </properties>
   </persistence-unit>
 </persistence>
diff --git a/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml b/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
index 252ea53d6..3499f1897 100644
--- a/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/getting-started/eclipselink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,27 @@ services:
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 10
 
+  polaris-purge:
+    # IMPORTANT: the image MUST contain the Postgres JDBC driver and EclipseLink dependencies, see README for instructions
+    image: apache/polaris-admin-tool:postgres-latest
+    depends_on:
+      postgres:
+        condition: service_started
+    environment:
+      polaris.persistence.type: eclipse-link
+      polaris.persistence.eclipselink.configuration-file: /deployments/config/eclipselink/persistence.xml
+    volumes:
+      - ../assets/eclipselink/:/deployments/config/eclipselink
+    command:
+      - "purge"
+      - "--realm=POLARIS"
+
   polaris-bootstrap:
     # IMPORTANT: the image MUST contain the Postgres JDBC driver and EclipseLink dependencies, see README for instructions
     image: apache/polaris-admin-tool:postgres-latest
     depends_on:
+      polaris-purge:
+        condition: service_started
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
     environment: