diff --git a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/functions/teardown.yaml b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/functions/teardown.yaml
index 168975ce8a8a9..ca14cb896f584 100644
--- a/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/functions/teardown.yaml
+++ b/server/tests-py/queries/graphql_query/functions/teardown.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ args:
       DROP TABLE "user" cascade;
       DROP TABLE text_result cascade;
       DROP TABLE author cascade;
-      DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW author_mat_view cascade;
+      DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS author_mat_view cascade;
     cascade: true