diff --git a/namespace/mysql_information_schema.go b/namespace/mysql_information_schema.go
index e0b6810..7792806 100644
--- a/namespace/mysql_information_schema.go
+++ b/namespace/mysql_information_schema.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func prepareDatabaseForMySQL(db *sql.DB) error {
 
 	// We create views that will be used to retrive collations, tables, columns, constraints and views
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLLATIONS AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLLATIONS AS
 	SELECT
 		column1 AS COLLATION_NAME,
 		column2 AS CHARACTER_SET_NAME,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func prepareDatabaseForMySQL(db *sql.DB) error {
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PARTITIONS AS SELECT
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PARTITIONS AS SELECT
   	"def" AS TABLE_CATALOG,
   	tl.schema AS TABLE_SCHEMA,
     tl.name AS TABLE_NAME,
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func prepareDatabaseForMySQL(db *sql.DB) error {
 
 
 	-- INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
-CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
+CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
   SELECT name, schema
   FROM pragma_table_list()
   UNION
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
 		SELECT name, schema
 		FROM pragma_table_list()
 		WHERE "type" = 'table'
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	  SELECT * FROM table_info;
 	  
 	  -- INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
-	   CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES AS SELECT
+	   CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES AS SELECT
 			"def" AS TABLE_CATALOG,
 			tl.schema AS TABLE_SCHEMA,
 		  tl.name AS TABLE_NAME,
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS AS SELECT
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS AS SELECT
 	'def' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
   	tl.schema AS TABLE_SCHEMA,
     tl.name AS TABLE_NAME,
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		pragma_table_list tl
 	WHERE tl.type = 'view';
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.STATISTICS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.STATISTICS AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
 		SELECT name, schema
 		FROM pragma_table_list()
 		WHERE "type" = 'table'
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	  
 
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA AS SELECT 
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA AS SELECT 
 		'def' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
 		name AS SCHEMA_NAME,
 		'utf8mb3' AS DEFAULT_CHARACTER_SET_NAME,
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'NO' AS DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION
 	FROM pragma_database_list();
 	
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE AS WITH RECURSIVE table_list AS (
 		SELECT name, schema
 		FROM pragma_table_list()
 		WHERE "type" = 'table'
@@ -398,14 +398,14 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		return fmt.Errorf("error creating view INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = db.Exec(`CREATE VIEW dual AS SELECT 'x' AS dummy;`)
+	_, err = db.Exec(`CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS dual AS SELECT 'x' AS dummy;`)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Those views are empty but created so that SQLite does not return a missing table error
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	/*CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.STATISTICS AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.STATISTICS AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
 		'' AS TABLE_SCHEMA,
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS INDEX_COMMENT,
 		'YES' AS IS_VISIBLE,
 		NULL AS EXPRESSION
-		WHERE FALSE;*/
+		WHERE FALSE;
 		
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TRIGGERS AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TRIGGERS AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS TRIGGER_CATALOG,
 		'' AS TRIGGER_SCHEMA,
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS SPECIFIC_NAME,
 		'' AS ROUTINE_CATALOG,
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS DATABASE_COLLATION
 	WHERE FALSE;
 		
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.EVENTS AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.EVENTS AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS EVENT_CATALOG,
 		'' AS EVENT_SCHEMA,
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS DATABASE_COLLATION
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS GRANTEE,
 		'' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS IS_GRANTABLE
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS CONSTRAINT_CATALOG,
 		'' AS CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA,
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS REFERENCED_TABLE_NAME
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS GRANTEE,
 		'' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'' AS IS_GRANTABLE
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.USER_PRIVILEGES AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.USER_PRIVILEGES AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS GRANTEE,
 		'' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 		'NO' AS IS_GRANTABLE
 	WHERE FALSE;
 
-	CREATE VIEW INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES AS
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMA_PRIVILEGES AS
 	SELECT
 		'' AS GRANTEE,
 		'' AS TABLE_CATALOG,
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	}
 
 	_, err = db.Exec(`
-	CREATE VIEW mysql.user AS SELECT
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS mysql.user AS SELECT
 	column1 AS Host,
 	column2 AS User,
 	column3 AS Select_priv,
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ SELECT * FROM table_info;`)
 	NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL));
 
 
-	CREATE VIEW mysql.procs_priv AS SELECT
+	CREATE VIEW IF NOT EXISTS mysql.procs_priv AS SELECT
 	'' AS Host,
 	'' AS Db,
 	'' AS User,