diff --git a/src/SQLStore/TableBuilder/TemporaryTableBuilder.php b/src/SQLStore/TableBuilder/TemporaryTableBuilder.php
index 40ab015fe2..f31847035b 100644
--- a/src/SQLStore/TableBuilder/TemporaryTableBuilder.php
+++ b/src/SQLStore/TableBuilder/TemporaryTableBuilder.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private function getSQLCodeFor( $tableName ) {
 		}
 
 		// MySQL_ just a temporary table, use INSERT IGNORE later
-		return "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE " . $tableName . "( id INT UNSIGNED KEY ) ENGINE=MEMORY";
+		return "CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " . $tableName . "( id INT UNSIGNED KEY ) ENGINE=MEMORY";
 	}
 
 }