Index: metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStoreClient.java =================================================================== --- metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStoreClient.java (revision 1347568) +++ metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStoreClient.java (working copy) @@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ if (hook != null) { hook.commitDropTable(tbl, deleteData); } + success=true; } catch (NoSuchObjectException e) { if (!ignoreUknownTab) { throw e;