diff --git a/install/sql/pre_update.sql b/install/sql/pre_update.sql
index 31e890dbc658efe9198416f5b9c649d0c733f26b..cf515106a3985633ea229f0b8147e04c06684a9a 100644
--- a/install/sql/pre_update.sql
+++ b/install/sql/pre_update.sql
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `billing_service`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `billing_service_class`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `billing_tax`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `client_address_book`;
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `domain`;
+-- DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `domain`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `domain_handle`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `domain_provider`;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `domain_tld`;