diff --git a/cdr/cdr_tds.c b/cdr/cdr_tds.c
index 4fcccae62c..c615400d3c 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_tds.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_tds.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static int mssql_connect(void)
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	if (execute_and_consume(settings->dbproc, "SELECT 1 FROM [%s]", settings->table)) {
+	if (execute_and_consume(settings->dbproc, "SELECT 1 FROM [%s] WHERE 1 = 0", settings->table)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to find table '%s'\n", settings->table);
 		goto failed;
 	}