diff --git a/corehq/apps/userreports/sql/adapter.py b/corehq/apps/userreports/sql/adapter.py
index 2437acf301c3..d06d5424ec87 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/userreports/sql/adapter.py
+++ b/corehq/apps/userreports/sql/adapter.py
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ def get_table(self):
     @memoized
     def get_existing_table_from_db(self):
         """Loads existing table directly from database if one exists"""
-        if self.table_exists:
+        try:
             return sqlalchemy.Table(self.get_table().name, sqlalchemy.MetaData(), autoload_with=self.engine)
+        except sqlalchemy.exc.NoSuchTableError:
+            pass
 
     @property
     def table_exists(self):
diff --git a/corehq/apps/userreports/tasks.py b/corehq/apps/userreports/tasks.py
index c363fffa15d2..4a8e76f93cad 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/userreports/tasks.py
+++ b/corehq/apps/userreports/tasks.py
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ def rebuild_indicators_in_place(indicator_config_id, initiated_by=None, source=N
 
 
 def _get_rows_count_from_existing_table(adapter):
-    if not adapter.table_exists:
-        return None
     table = adapter.get_existing_table_from_db()
+    if not table:
+        return None
     return adapter.session_helper.Session.query(table).count()