diff --git a/pandora_server/ChangeLog b/pandora_server/ChangeLog
index fa6e456829..fafb47a766 100644
--- a/pandora_server/ChangeLog
+++ b/pandora_server/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-11-08  Sergio Martin <sergio.martin@artica.es>
+
+	* util/pandora_recode_db.pl: Checked if the tables exists
+	to avoid the recodification in case of purely open 
+	installations
+
 2010-11-08  Sergio Martin <sergio.martin@artica.es>
 
 	* util/pandora_sync_db.pl: Changed from DELETE to
diff --git a/pandora_server/util/pandora_recode_db.pl b/pandora_server/util/pandora_recode_db.pl
index ad07300abb..73735c9af9 100755
--- a/pandora_server/util/pandora_recode_db.pl
+++ b/pandora_server/util/pandora_recode_db.pl
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ sub recode_store_tables() {
 sub recode_table ($$$) {
 	my ($dbh, $table, $column) = @_;
 	my $encoded_values = 0;
+	
+	my @tablestatus = get_db_rows ($dbh, "SHOW TABLE STATUS WHERE name = '$table'");
+		
+	if($#tablestatus == -1) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
 	my @rows = get_db_rows ($dbh, "SELECT $column FROM $table");
 	
 	foreach my $row (@rows) {