diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20240330075122_access-approval-policy.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240330075122_access-approval-policy.ts
index e6d47d864..2fc11bca9 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20240330075122_access-approval-policy.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240330075122_access-approval-policy.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
 export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
   await knex.schema.dropTableIfExists(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover);
   await knex.schema.dropTableIfExists(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy);
+
   await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover);
   await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy);
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20240401173320_access_approval_requests.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240401173320_access_approval_requests.ts
index 901be9a78..c03287b57 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20240401173320_access_approval_requests.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20240401173320_access_approval_requests.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,16 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  const reviewerTableExists = await knex.schema.hasTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer);
+  const requestTableExists = await knex.schema.hasTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest);
+
   await knex.schema.dropTableIfExists(TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer);
   await knex.schema.dropTableIfExists(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest);
 
-  await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer);
-  await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalRequest);
+  if (reviewerTableExists) {
+    await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer);
+  }
+  if (requestTableExists) {
+    await dropOnUpdateTrigger(knex, TableName.AccessApprovalRequest);
+  }
 }