diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
index 5fd9c9c300098..47d45005ea7fe 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HiveSyncTool.java
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ public void syncHoodieTable() {
   private void syncHoodieTable(String tableName, boolean useRealtimeInputFormat) {
     LOG.info("Trying to sync hoodie table " + tableName + " with base path " + hoodieHiveClient.getBasePath()
         + " of type " + hoodieHiveClient.getTableType());
-    // Check if the necessary table exists
-    boolean tableExists = hoodieHiveClient.doesTableExist(tableName);
 
     // check if the database exists else create it
     if (cfg.autoCreateDatabase) {
@@ -131,6 +129,9 @@ private void syncHoodieTable(String tableName, boolean useRealtimeInputFormat) {
       }
     }
 
+    // Check if the necessary table exists
+    boolean tableExists = hoodieHiveClient.doesTableExist(tableName);
+
     // Get the parquet schema for this table looking at the latest commit
     MessageType schema = hoodieHiveClient.getDataSchema();
     // Sync schema if needed