diff --git a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/XMLDBCheckAction.class.php b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/XMLDBCheckAction.class.php
index 2514c6170ed..5ffc70e3f7f 100644
--- a/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/XMLDBCheckAction.class.php
+++ b/admin/tool/xmldb/actions/XMLDBCheckAction.class.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ abstract class XMLDBCheckAction extends XMLDBAction {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             // Fetch metadata from physical DB. All the columns info.
-                            if (!$metacolumns = $DB->get_columns($xmldb_table->getName())) {
+                            if (!$metacolumns = $DB->get_columns($xmldb_table->getName(), false)) {
                                 // / Skip table if no metacolumns is available for it
                                 continue;
                             }