diff --git a/src/include/postman.cpp b/src/include/postman.cpp
index 8b22d3fc5..264f2cd4b 100755
--- a/src/include/postman.cpp
+++ b/src/include/postman.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <user.h>
 #include <rdoc.h>
 
+#define SQL_NO_TABLE 1146
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // TRecipient
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -753,9 +755,9 @@ HIDDEN void odbc_send(const TString & dsn, int num, TAuto_token_string & elab_fi
 				{
 					TString check_statement = "SELECT * FROM ";
 
-					check_statement << name << ";";
+					check_statement << name << " LIMIT 1;";
 					err = recset.exec(check_statement);
-					err = err == -1146 ? 0 : 1;
+					err = (abs(err) == SQL_NO_TABLE) ? 0 : 1;
 				}
 				else
 				{