diff --git a/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h b/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
index f837f7242404f3fd5e03abcd3bf7eb43396459f3..39a94f320bba4099d933929b599bbc70ab81b77f 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
+++ b/src/system/detail/inc/mgmt.h
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ 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 4bd64330687685645a284a4adc97cd5cc2fd2e47..900bbf91c6043f07649141244c136f3af4b57b3d 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 f382abb6021e01a6713f66a715565db8257f7399..8e94e7f401fc4a1589fa88d2a7b7f0d42b8e0731 100644
--- a/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
+++ b/src/system/detail/src/mgmtShell.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ 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);
     }