diff --git a/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h b/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
index 75ec841076518beef66587b9ba41d3a1b05fe242..d7e5a1b8a989f739727da1dc7e8fcccf0b304c06 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
+++ b/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ int mgmtUpdateDb(SDbObj *pDb);
 SDbObj *mgmtGetDb(char *db);
 SDbObj *mgmtGetDbByMeterId(char *db);
 int mgmtCreateDb(SAcctObj *pAcct, SCreateDbMsg *pCreate);
-int mgmtDropDbByName(SAcctObj *pAcct, char *name);
+int mgmtDropDbByName(SAcctObj *pAcct, char *name, short ignoreNotExists);
 int mgmtDropDb(SDbObj *pDb);
 /* void    mgmtMonitorDbDrop(void *unused); */
 void mgmtMonitorDbDrop(void *unused, void *unusedt);
diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtDb.c b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtDb.c
index a9490fe2a26f3371a678932093e30affeeaf86fd..f7ccdfc3a547589b7d6cd352701e074fbaa14fff 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtDb.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtDb.c
@@ -310,10 +310,11 @@ int mgmtDropDb(SDbObj *pDb) {
   }
 }
 
-int mgmtDropDbByName(SAcctObj *pAcct, char *name) {
+int mgmtDropDbByName(SAcctObj *pAcct, char *name, short ignoreNotExists) {
   SDbObj *pDb;
   pDb = (SDbObj *)sdbGetRow(dbSdb, name);
   if (pDb == NULL) {
+    if (ignoreNotExists) return TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS;
     mWarn("db:%s is not there", name);
     return TSDB_CODE_INVALID_DB;
   }
diff --git a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
index 5157ad503006479f8783b9c3867f8e1ce67bbb2c..2e094b9251c68240fe076598ac154f76feac6e31 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ int mgmtProcessDropDbMsg(char *pMsg, int msgLen, SConnObj *pConn) {
   if (!pConn->writeAuth) {
     code = TSDB_CODE_NO_RIGHTS;
   } else {
-    code = mgmtDropDbByName(pConn->pAcct, pDrop->db);
+    code = mgmtDropDbByName(pConn->pAcct, pDrop->db, pDrop->ignoreNotExists);
     if (code == 0) {
       mLPrint("DB:%s is dropped by %s", pDrop->db, pConn->pUser->user);
     }