diff --git a/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp b/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
index 3cc11a67e..eecce68a1 100644
--- a/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
+++ b/src/server/database/Updater/DBUpdater.cpp
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ void DBUpdater<T>::ApplyFile(DatabaseWorkerPool<T>& pool, std::string const& hos
             "If you are a developer, please fix your sql query.",
             path.generic_string(), pool.GetConnectionInfo()->database);
 
-        throw UpdateException("update failed");
+        if (!sConfigMgr->isDryRun())
+            throw UpdateException("update failed");
     }
 }