diff --git a/openshift/pgslice/docker/partition_and_archive.sh b/openshift/pgslice/docker/partition_and_archive.sh
index 5f329d8ac..73fc4ed2e 100755
--- a/openshift/pgslice/docker/partition_and_archive.sh
+++ b/openshift/pgslice/docker/partition_and_archive.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ FIRST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH=$(date -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01) next month" +%Y-%m-%d)
 LAST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH=$(date -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01) next month +1 month -1 day" +%Y-%m-%d)
 echo "Creating new partition for dates: $FIRST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH to $LAST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH"
 
-NEW_PARTITION_COMMAND="CREATE TABLE ${TABLE}_${NEXT_MONTH_DATE} PARTITION OF $TABLE FOR VALUES FROM ('$FIRST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH') TO ('$LAST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH');"
+NEW_PARTITION_COMMAND="CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${TABLE}_${NEXT_MONTH_DATE} PARTITION OF $TABLE FOR VALUES FROM ('$FIRST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH') TO ('$LAST_DAY_NEXT_MONTH');"
 psql -c "$NEW_PARTITION_COMMAND" "$PGSLICE_URL"
 
 # Mark tables from 3 months ago to 6 months ago as retired if they exist, then detach and dump them to object store