diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1_9__recreate_spring_batch_tables.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1_9__recreate_spring_batch_tables.sql
index f4187760..438e5aa2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1_9__recreate_spring_batch_tables.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1_9__recreate_spring_batch_tables.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
--- ensure we have table names available
-drop table if exists batch_job_execution;
-drop table if exists batch_job_execution_context;
-drop table if exists batch_job_execution_params;
-drop table if exists batch_job_instance;
-drop table if exists batch_step_execution;
-drop table if exists batch_step_execution_context;
+
 
 -- rename existing tables in environments (AAT has had successful job runs)
 alter table if exists batch_step_execution_context rename to batch_step_execution_context_archived2;
@@ -25,3 +19,13 @@ alter table if exists batch_job_execution_context_archived2 rename constraint JO
 drop sequence if exists BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
 drop sequence if exists BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
 drop sequence if exists BATCH_JOB_SEQ;
+
+
+-- ensure we have table names available
+drop table if exists batch_job_execution CASCADE;
+drop table if exists batch_job_execution_context CASCADE;
+drop table if exists batch_job_execution_params CASCADE;
+drop table if exists batch_job_instance CASCADE;
+drop table if exists batch_step_execution CASCADE;
+drop table if exists batch_step_execution_context CASCADE;
+