diff --git a/guix-data-service/data-deletion.scm b/guix-data-service/data-deletion.scm
index a91d02b..07aeba5 100644
--- a/guix-data-service/data-deletion.scm
+++ b/guix-data-service/data-deletion.scm
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ WHERE id IN (
         conn
         (string-append
          "
-DROP TABLE package_derivations_by_guix_revision_range_git_branch_"
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS package_derivations_by_guix_revision_range_git_branch_"
          (number->string git-branch-id) ";")))
 
      (delete-guix-revisions conn git-repository-id commits))))