diff --git a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
index 85b0153e4..6b839ecea 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/plugin_class.php
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ class e107plugin
 				{
 					
 					$tab = str_replace("TYPE=MyISAM","ENGINE=MyISAM",$tab);
+					$tab = str_replace("IF NOT EXISTS", "", $tab);
 										
 					if(!preg_match("/MyISAM.*CHARSET ?= ?utf8/i",$tab))
 					{