diff --git a/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js b/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
index bcea791a9..61fc3aa6d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/__tests__/deploy-database.spec.js
@@ -638,6 +638,10 @@ describe('Deploy database', () => {
     testWrapper(async (conn, driver, engine) => {
       await testDatabaseDeploy(engine, conn, driver, [
         [
+          {
+            name: 't1.uninstall.sql',
+            text: 'drop table t1',
+          },
           {
             name: 't1.install.sql',
             text: 'create table t1 (id int primary key); insert into t1 (id) values (1)',
diff --git a/packages/datalib/src/ScriptDrivedDeployer.ts b/packages/datalib/src/ScriptDrivedDeployer.ts
index 9c258f4bc..3e4a160cc 100644
--- a/packages/datalib/src/ScriptDrivedDeployer.ts
+++ b/packages/datalib/src/ScriptDrivedDeployer.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ export class ScriptDrivedDeployer {
       case 'install':
         if (isEqual) return;
         const uninstallFile = this.uninstall.find(x => x.name == file.name.replace('.install.sql', '.uninstall.sql'));
-        if (uninstallFile) {
+        if (uninstallFile && journalItem) {
+          // file was previously installed, uninstall first
           await this.runFileCore(
             uninstallFile,
             'uninstall',