diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
index 139d5bb..de554c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/test_mysql_db/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 - name: remove database if it exists
   command: >
-    "{{ mysql_command }} -sse 'drop database {{ db_name }}'"
-  ignore_errors: True
+    {{ mysql_command }} -sse 'drop database if exists {{ db_name }}'
+  ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: make sure the test database is not there
   command: "{{ mysql_command }} {{ db_name }}"