diff --git a/src/Console/Command/Backup/RestoreCommand.php b/src/Console/Command/Backup/RestoreCommand.php
index eeb6dca4d..0cf44d6d4 100644
--- a/src/Console/Command/Backup/RestoreCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Command/Backup/RestoreCommand.php
@@ -80,13 +80,15 @@ class RestoreCommand extends CommandAbstract
             return 1;
         }
 
-        // Drop all preloaded tables prior to running a DB dump backup.
         $conn = $em->getConnection();
         $connParams = $conn->getParams();
 
+        // Drop all preloaded tables prior to running a DB dump backup.
+        $conn->executeQuery('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0');
         foreach ($conn->fetchFirstColumn('SHOW TABLES') as $table) {
-            $conn->executeQuery('DROP TABLE ' . $conn->quoteIdentifier($table));
+            $conn->executeQuery('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS ' . $conn->quoteIdentifier($table));
         }
+        $conn->executeQuery('SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1');
 
         $this->passThruProcess(
             $io,