diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/DDLFormatterImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/DDLFormatterImpl.java
index 21ce4f7803..538bbc4a16 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/DDLFormatterImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/jdbc/internal/DDLFormatterImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
  * @author Steve Ebersole
  */
 public class DDLFormatterImpl implements Formatter {
+	public static final DDLFormatterImpl INSTANCE = new DDLFormatterImpl();
+
 	/**
 	 * Format an SQL statement using simple rules<ul>
 	 * <li>Insert newline after each comma</li>
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/SchemaGenAction.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/SchemaGenAction.java
index 2f58ca44da..1a9a63b771 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/SchemaGenAction.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/SchemaGenAction.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private SchemaGenAction(String externalName) {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the incoming value is unrecognized
 	 */
 	public static SchemaGenAction interpret(String value) {
-		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( value ) ) {
+		if ( StringHelper.isEmpty( value ) || NONE.externalName.equals( value ) ) {
 			// default is NONE
 			return NONE;
 		}
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/DatabaseTarget.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/DatabaseTarget.java
index c2df6f188c..d28177c09a 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/DatabaseTarget.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/DatabaseTarget.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public void acceptCreateCommands(Iterable<String> commands) {
 
 		for ( String command : commands ) {
 			try {
+				jdbcConnectionContext.logSqlStatement( command );
 				jdbcStatement().execute( command );
 			}
 			catch (SQLException e) {
@@ -87,12 +88,12 @@ public void acceptDropCommands(Iterable<String> commands) {
 
 		for ( String command : commands ) {
 			try {
+				jdbcConnectionContext.logSqlStatement( command );
 				jdbcStatement().execute( command );
 			}
 			catch (SQLException e) {
-				throw new PersistenceException(
-						"Unable to execute JPA schema generation drop command [" + command + "]"
-				);
+				// Just log the error because drop commands are often unsuccessful because the tables do not yet exist...
+				log.warn( String.format( "Unable to execute JPA schema generation drop command [%s]", command ), e );
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JdbcConnectionContext.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JdbcConnectionContext.java
index cc6d90c534..d3005ae3e3 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JdbcConnectionContext.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JdbcConnectionContext.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.internal.DDLFormatterImpl;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcConnectionAccess;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlStatementLogger;
 
 /**
  * Defines access to a JDBC Connection for use in Schema generation
@@ -36,10 +38,13 @@
  */
 class JdbcConnectionContext {
 	private final JdbcConnectionAccess jdbcConnectionAccess;
+	private final SqlStatementLogger sqlStatementLogger;
+
 	private Connection jdbcConnection;
 
-	JdbcConnectionContext(JdbcConnectionAccess jdbcConnectionAccess) {
+	JdbcConnectionContext(JdbcConnectionAccess jdbcConnectionAccess, SqlStatementLogger sqlStatementLogger) {
 		this.jdbcConnectionAccess = jdbcConnectionAccess;
+		this.sqlStatementLogger = sqlStatementLogger;
 	}
 
 	public Connection getJdbcConnection() {
@@ -64,4 +69,8 @@ public void release() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	public void logSqlStatement(String sqlStatement) {
+		sqlStatementLogger.logStatement( sqlStatement, DDLFormatterImpl.INSTANCE );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JpaSchemaGenerator.java b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JpaSchemaGenerator.java
index 5fecc82b57..ba287e559b 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JpaSchemaGenerator.java
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/java/org/hibernate/jpa/internal/schemagen/JpaSchemaGenerator.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.dialect.spi.DatabaseInfoDialectResolver;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.dialect.spi.DialectResolver;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcConnectionAccess;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcServices;
+import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlStatementLogger;
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.StringHelper;
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.config.ConfigurationHelper;
 import org.hibernate.jpa.AvailableSettings;
@@ -249,6 +251,8 @@ else if ( sourceType == SchemaGenSource.SCRIPTS_THEN_METADATA ) {
 	private static JdbcConnectionContext determineAppropriateJdbcConnectionContext(
 			Configuration hibernateConfiguration,
 			ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry) {
+		final SqlStatementLogger sqlStatementLogger = serviceRegistry.getService( JdbcServices.class ).getSqlStatementLogger();
+
 		// see if a specific connection has been provided:
 		final Connection providedConnection = (Connection) hibernateConfiguration.getProperties().get(
 				AvailableSettings.SCHEMA_GEN_CONNECTION
@@ -271,7 +275,8 @@ public void releaseConnection(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
 						public boolean supportsAggressiveRelease() {
 							return false;
 						}
-					}
+					},
+					sqlStatementLogger
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -293,12 +298,13 @@ public void releaseConnection(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
 						public boolean supportsAggressiveRelease() {
 							return connectionProvider.supportsAggressiveRelease();
 						}
-					}
+					},
+					sqlStatementLogger
 			);
 		}
 
 		// otherwise, return a no-op impl
-		return new JdbcConnectionContext( null ) {
+		return new JdbcConnectionContext( null, sqlStatementLogger ) {
 			@Override
 			public Connection getJdbcConnection() {
 				throw new PersistenceException( "No connection information supplied" );
@@ -405,13 +411,13 @@ private static void doGeneration(
 			List<GenerationSource> dropSourceList,
 			List<GenerationTarget> targets) {
 		for ( GenerationTarget target : targets ) {
-			for ( GenerationSource source : createSourceList ) {
-				target.acceptCreateCommands( source.getCommands() );
-			}
-
 			for ( GenerationSource source : dropSourceList ) {
 				target.acceptDropCommands( source.getCommands() );
 			}
+
+			for ( GenerationSource source : createSourceList ) {
+				target.acceptCreateCommands( source.getCommands() );
+			}
 		}
 	}