diff --git a/src/sources/mysql.lisp b/src/sources/mysql.lisp
index 1664c9b..08592a8 100644
--- a/src/sources/mysql.lisp
+++ b/src/sources/mysql.lisp
@@ -365,6 +365,11 @@
 
       (loop
          for (table-name . columns) in (append all-columns view-columns)
+
+         unless columns
+         do (log-message :error "Table ~s not found, skipping." table-name)
+
+         when columns
          do
            (let* ((encoding
                    ;; force the data encoding when asked to
diff --git a/test/parse/hans.goeuro.load b/test/parse/hans.goeuro.load
index b8e6ab9..11afbda 100644
--- a/test/parse/hans.goeuro.load
+++ b/test/parse/hans.goeuro.load
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LOAD DATABASE
 
       column enumerate.foo using empty-string-to-null
 
- MATERIALIZE VIEWS
+ MATERIALIZE VIEWS nonexisting,
    d as $$
        select cast(d as date) as d, count(*) as n
          from plop