diff --git a/core/users/app_defaults.php b/core/users/app_defaults.php
index 3099a0ecbf..b10ec73795 100644
--- a/core/users/app_defaults.php
+++ b/core/users/app_defaults.php
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ if ($domains_processed == 1) {
 		$group->defaults();
 
 	//create the user view combines username, organization, contact first and last name
-		$sql = "CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW view_users AS (\n";
+		$db->exec("DROP VIEW view_users;");
+		$sql = "CREATE VIEW view_users AS (\n";
 		$sql .= "	select u.domain_uuid, u.user_uuid, d.domain_name, u.username, u.user_enabled, \n";
 		$sql .= "	c.contact_uuid, c.contact_organization, c.contact_name_given, c.contact_name_family,\n";
 		$sql .= "	(\n";