diff --git a/db/migrate/20160407160756_remove_user_firsts.rb b/db/migrate/20160407160756_remove_user_firsts.rb
index dfbd230442c..6f4004a59a1 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20160407160756_remove_user_firsts.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20160407160756_remove_user_firsts.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class RemoveUserFirsts < ActiveRecord::Migration
   def up
-    drop_table :user_firsts
+    drop_table(:user_firsts) if table_exists?(:user_firsts)
   rescue
     # continues with other migrations if we can't delete that table
     nil