diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java b/src/test/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
index d79f9dde4a9..d05e9c2a12f 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/PerformanceEvaluation.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class PerformanceEvaluation implements HConstants {
     if (extantTables.length > 0) {
       // Check to see if our table already exists.  Print warning if it does.
       for (int i = 0; i < extantTables.length; i++) {
-        if (extantTables[1].equals(tableDescriptor)) {
+        if (extantTables[i].equals(tableDescriptor)) {
           LOG.warn("Table " + tableDescriptor + " already exists");
           tableExists = true;
           break;