diff --git a/spring-content-jpa/src/main/resources/org/springframework/content/jpa/schema-h2.sql b/spring-content-jpa/src/main/resources/org/springframework/content/jpa/schema-h2.sql
index df3536942..2dd5be824 100644
--- a/spring-content-jpa/src/main/resources/org/springframework/content/jpa/schema-h2.sql
+++ b/spring-content-jpa/src/main/resources/org/springframework/content/jpa/schema-h2.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-CREATE TABLE BLOBS (id INTEGER GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY (START WITH 1), content BLOB, PRIMARY KEY ( id ))
-ALTER TABLE BLOBS ALTER COLUMN id VARCHAR(36)
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+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS BLOBS (id INTEGER GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY (START WITH 1), content BLOB, PRIMARY KEY ( id ));
+ALTER TABLE BLOBS ALTER COLUMN id VARCHAR(36);
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