diff --git a/db/fixtures/009_users.rb b/db/fixtures/009_users.rb
index 4c5f1187540..a75b81b5651 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/009_users.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/009_users.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if User.exec_sql("SELECT 1 FROM schema_migration_details
       automatically_unpin_topics
       digest_after_days
     ].each do |column|
-      User.exec_sql("ALTER TABLE users DROP column #{column}")
+      User.exec_sql("ALTER TABLE users DROP column IF EXISTS #{column}")
     end
 
   end