diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAO.java b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAO.java
index dec88ee1f6..25d280ad12 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAO.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAO.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public class EmployeeDAO {
     }
 
     public List<Employee> getEmployeesFromLargeIdList(List<Integer> ids) {
-        jdbcTemplate.execute("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE employee_tmp (id INT NOT NULL)");
+        jdbcTemplate.execute("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS employee_tmp (id INT NOT NULL)");
+        jdbcTemplate.update("DELETE FROM employee_tmp");
 
         List<Object[]> employeeIds = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Integer id : ids) {
diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAOUnitTest.java b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAOUnitTest.java
index f21704221b..369725bafd 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAOUnitTest.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-persistence-simple-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/jdbc/EmployeeDAOUnitTest.java
@@ -98,5 +98,10 @@ public class EmployeeDAOUnitTest {
         assertEquals(1, employees.get(0).getId());
         assertEquals(3, employees.get(1).getId());
         assertEquals(4, employees.get(2).getId());
+
+        ids.clear();
+        ids.add(2);
+        employees = employeeDAO.getEmployeesFromLargeIdList(ids);
+        assertEquals(1, employees.size());
     }
 }