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diff --git a/model/MySQLDatabase.php b/model/MySQLDatabase.php
index 7ec6d5b..02dc037 100644
--- a/model/MySQLDatabase.php
+++ b/model/MySQLDatabase.php
@@ -801,8 +801,10 @@ class MySQLDatabase extends SS_Database {
 	 * NOTE: Experimental; introduced for db-abstraction and may changed before 2.4 is released.
 	 */
 	public function hasTable($table) {
-		$SQL_table = Convert::raw2sql($table);
-		return (bool)($this->query("SHOW TABLES LIKE '$SQL_table'")->value());
+		if(!isset($this->tableList[strtolower($table)])) {
+			$this->tableList = $this->tableList();
+		}
+		return isset($this->tableList[strtolower($table)]);
 	}
 
 	/**