diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Connection.php b/lib/Doctrine/Connection.php
index 4b518937f..36fa5d178 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Connection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Connection.php
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Connection extends Doctrine_Configurable implements Coun
         }
         $class = $name . 'Table';
 
-        if (class_exists($class) && in_array('Doctrine_Table', class_parents($class))) {
+        if (class_exists($class, true) && in_array('Doctrine_Table', class_parents($class))) {
             $table = new $class($name, $this, true);
         } else {
             $table = new Doctrine_Table($name, $this, true);