diff --git a/database/src/prepare.ts b/database/src/prepare.ts
index 6fa723afd..440289aea 100644
--- a/database/src/prepare.ts
+++ b/database/src/prepare.ts
@@ -26,13 +26,16 @@ export default async (): Promise<void> => {
       DEFAULT COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;`)
 
   // Check if old migration table is present, delete if needed
-  const [rows] = await con.query(
-    `SHOW COLUMNS FROM \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\`.\`migrations\` LIKE 'db_version';`,
-  )
+  const [rows] = await con.query(`SHOW TABLES FROM \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\` LIKE 'migrations';`)
   if ((<RowDataPacket>rows).length > 0) {
-    await con.query(`DROP TABLE \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\`.\`migrations\``)
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.log('Found and dropped old migrations table')
+    const [rows] = await con.query(
+      `SHOW COLUMNS FROM \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\`.\`migrations\` LIKE 'db_version';`,
+    )
+    if ((<RowDataPacket>rows).length > 0) {
+      await con.query(`DROP TABLE \`${CONFIG.DB_DATABASE}\`.\`migrations\``)
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log('Found and dropped old migrations table')
+    }
   }
 
   await con.end()