diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/drop_tables.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/drop_tables.py
index 8ef1e9584..1a5a40ee0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/drop_tables.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/drop_tables.py
@@ -19,21 +19,20 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             logger.error("drop_tables cannot be run in production")
             return
 
-        self.print_tables()
         logger.info(self.style.WARNING('Dropping all tables...'))
-        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-            cursor.execute("DROP SCHEMA public CASCADE;")
-            cursor.execute("CREATE SCHEMA public;")
-        logger.info(self.style.SUCCESS('All tables dropped.'))
-
-    def print_tables(self):
-        logger.info(self.style.WARNING('Fetching table names...'))
         with connection.cursor() as cursor:
             cursor.execute("SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema='public'")
             table_names = cursor.fetchall()
             if table_names:
-                logger.info(self.style.NOTICE('Tables in the database:'))
-                for name in table_names:
-                    logger.info(name[0])
+                try:
+                    logger.info(self.style.NOTICE('Dropping tables in the database:'))
+                    for name in table_names:
+                        name_as_str = name[0]
+                        logger.info(f"Dropping {name_as_str}")
+                        cursor.execute(f"DROP TABLE {name_as_str} CASCADE;")
+                except Exception as err:
+                    logger.error(f"Could not drop tables from DB: {err}")
+                else:
+                    logger.info(self.style.SUCCESS('All tables dropped.'))
             else:
-                logger.info(self.style.WARNING('No tables found.'))
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+                logger.info(self.style.WARNING('No tables found.'))