diff --git a/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0006-add-x_registered_table.sql b/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0006-add-x_registered_table.sql
index 93ae248da..d36efa55a 100644
--- a/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0006-add-x_registered_table.sql
+++ b/mifosng-db/patches/patch-0006-add-x_registered_table.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* used to link MySql tables to Mifos X application tables for additional data needs */
 
-DROP TABLE `x_registered_table`;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `x_registered_table`;
 
 CREATE TABLE `x_registered_table` (
   `registered_table_name` varchar(50) NOT NULL,