diff --git a/project0/small.sql b/project0/small.sql
index 6b7d80c022185ea5ebd1c2baccdc2f38ea282c36..4e49d7b7e2eadcff70d927793dc129d28535e343 100644
--- a/project0/small.sql
+++ b/project0/small.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-drop table flewon;
-drop table flights;
-drop table customers;
-drop table airlines;
-drop table airports;
+drop table if exists flewon;
+drop table if exists flights;
+drop table if exists customers;
+drop table if exists airlines;
+drop table if exists airports;
 
 create table airports (airportid char(3) primary key, city char(20), name char(100), total2011 int, total2012 int);
 insert into airports(name, city, airportid, total2011, total2012) values('Metropolitan Oakland International','Oakland','OAK',10040864,9266570);
diff --git a/project1/small.sql b/project1/small.sql
index 6b7d80c022185ea5ebd1c2baccdc2f38ea282c36..4e49d7b7e2eadcff70d927793dc129d28535e343 100644
--- a/project1/small.sql
+++ b/project1/small.sql
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-drop table flewon;
-drop table flights;
-drop table customers;
-drop table airlines;
-drop table airports;
+drop table if exists flewon;
+drop table if exists flights;
+drop table if exists customers;
+drop table if exists airlines;
+drop table if exists airports;
 
 create table airports (airportid char(3) primary key, city char(20), name char(100), total2011 int, total2012 int);
 insert into airports(name, city, airportid, total2011, total2012) values('Metropolitan Oakland International','Oakland','OAK',10040864,9266570);