diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.patch.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.patch.php
index 75b39fa10..efcd15065 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.patch.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.patch.php
@@ -26,19 +26,27 @@ class p11835 extends patch
      */
     static public function isApplicable()
     {
-        if (! class_exists('System')) {
+        if (!class_exists('System')) {
             G::LoadClass("System");
         }
 
         patch::$isPathchable = false;
         $con = Propel::getConnection("workflow");
-        $stmt = $con->prepareStatement("describe TASK;");
+        $stmt = $con->prepareStatement("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'TASK'");
         $rs = $stmt->executeQuery();
         $rs->next();
-        while($row = $rs->getRow()) {
+        $row = $rs->getRow();
+        if (empty($row) === true) {
+            return patch::$isPathchable;
+        }
+
+        $stmt = $con->prepareStatement("DESCRIBE TASK");
+        $rs = $stmt->executeQuery();
+        $rs->next();
+        while ($row = $rs->getRow()) {
             if ($row ['Field'] == "TAS_GROUP_VARIABLE") {
-                $version = System::getVersion ();
-                $version = explode('-',$version);
+                $version = System::getVersion();
+                $version = explode('-', $version);
                 if ($version[0] == '2.5.1') {
                     echo "Version " . $version[0] . " Patch\n";
                     patch::$isPathchable = true;
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ class p11835 extends patch
         }
         return patch::$isPathchable;
     }
-    
+
     public static function pmVersion($version)
     {
         if (preg_match("/^\D*([\d\.]+)\D*$/", $version, $matches)) {