diff --git a/lib/dialects/mysql/schema/table.js b/lib/dialects/mysql/schema/table.js
index 5edff696c..ebe5908bf 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/mysql/schema/table.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/mysql/schema/table.js
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ function TableCompiler_MySQL() {
 }
 inherits(TableCompiler_MySQL, Schema.TableCompiler);
 
-TableCompiler_MySQL.prototype.createQuery = function(columns) {
-  var conn = {}, sql = (this._createIfNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ') + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')';
+TableCompiler_MySQL.prototype.createQuery = function(columns, ifNot) {
+  var createStatement = ifNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ';
+  var conn = {}, sql = createStatement + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')';
 
   // Check if the connection settings are set.
   if (client.connectionSettings) {
@@ -37,9 +38,9 @@ TableCompiler_MySQL.prototype.createQuery = function(columns) {
   var engine    = this.single.engine  || '';
 
   // var conn = builder.client.connectionSettings;
-  if (charset) sql   += ' default character set ' + charset;
+  if (charset)   sql += ' default character set ' + charset;
   if (collation) sql += ' collate ' + collation;
-  if (engine) sql    += ' engine = ' + engine;
+  if (engine)    sql += ' engine = ' + engine;
 
   var hasComment = this.single.comment != void 0;
   if (hasComment) {
diff --git a/lib/dialects/oracle/schema/table.js b/lib/dialects/oracle/schema/table.js
index 10e1703b1..a13f3c3ff 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/oracle/schema/table.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/oracle/schema/table.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 // Oracle Table Builder & Compiler
 // -------
-'use strict';
-
 module.exports = function(client) {
 
-var _        = require('lodash');
 var inherits = require('inherits');
 var Schema   = require('../../../schema');
-var helpers  = require('../../../helpers');
 var utils    = require('../utils');
 
 // Table Builder
@@ -45,9 +41,10 @@ TableCompiler_Oracle.prototype.compileAdd = function(builder) {
 };
 
 // Adds the "create" query to the query sequence.
-TableCompiler_Oracle.prototype.createQuery = function(columns) {
+TableCompiler_Oracle.prototype.createQuery = function(columns, ifNot) {
+  var createStatement = ifNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ';
   this.pushQuery({
-    sql: 'create table ' + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')',
+    sql: createStatement + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')',
     bindings: columns.bindings
   });
   if (this.single.comment) this.comment(this.single.comment);
diff --git a/lib/dialects/postgres/schema/table.js b/lib/dialects/postgres/schema/table.js
index 167d8ac80..e679ecc85 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/postgres/schema/table.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/postgres/schema/table.js
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ TableCompiler_PG.prototype.compileAdd = function(builder) {
 };
 
 // Adds the "create" query to the query sequence.
-TableCompiler_PG.prototype.createQuery = function(columns) {
+TableCompiler_PG.prototype.createQuery = function(columns, ifNot) {
+  var createStatement = ifNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ';
   this.pushQuery({
-    sql: (this._createIfNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ') + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')',
+    sql: createStatement + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ') + ')',
     bindings: columns.bindings
   });
   var hasComment = _.has(this.single, 'comment');
diff --git a/lib/dialects/sqlite3/schema/table.js b/lib/dialects/sqlite3/schema/table.js
index c2b902fa0..8e4558861 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/sqlite3/schema/table.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/sqlite3/schema/table.js
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ function TableCompiler_SQLite3() {
 inherits(TableCompiler_SQLite3, Schema.TableCompiler);
 
 // Create a new table.
-TableCompiler_SQLite3.prototype.createQuery = function(columns) {
-  var sql = (this._createIfNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ') + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ');
+TableCompiler_SQLite3.prototype.createQuery = function(columns, ifNot) {
+  var createStatement = ifNot ? 'create table if not exists ' : 'create table ';
+  var sql = createStatement + this.tableName() + ' (' + columns.sql.join(', ');
 
   // SQLite forces primary keys to be added when the table is initially created
   // so we will need to check for a primary key commands and add the columns
diff --git a/lib/dialects/websql/runner.js b/lib/dialects/websql/runner.js
index a499f3371..7b9f7393b 100644
--- a/lib/dialects/websql/runner.js
+++ b/lib/dialects/websql/runner.js
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ var Runner_SQLite3 = client.Runner;
 
 var inherits = require('inherits');
 var _        = require('lodash');
-var SKIP = '!!!SKIP!!!';
+
 // Inherit from the `Runner` constructor's prototype,
 // so we can add the correct `then` method.
-
 function Runner_WebSQL() {
   Runner_SQLite3.apply(this, arguments);
 }
@@ -39,9 +38,12 @@ Runner_WebSQL.prototype._query = Promise.method(function(obj) {
     });
   });
 });
-Runner_WebSQL.prototype._beginTransaction = SKIP;
-Runner_WebSQL.prototype._commitTransaction = SKIP;
-Runner_WebSQL.prototype._rollbackTransaction = SKIP;
+
+// Null out the transaction statements so they aren't run.
+Runner_WebSQL.prototype._beginTransaction    = null;
+Runner_WebSQL.prototype._commitTransaction   = null;
+Runner_WebSQL.prototype._rollbackTransaction = null;
+
 // Ensures the response is returned in the same format as other clients.
 Runner_WebSQL.prototype.processResponse = function(obj) {
   var resp = obj.response;
diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index 1b263b32c..c168ba908 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Runner.prototype.startTransaction = Promise.method(function() {
     .then(function(connection) {
       this.connection  = connection;
       this.transaction = true;
-      return this.query({sql: this._beginTransaction});
+      return (this._beginTransaction && this.query({sql: this._beginTransaction}));
     }).thenReturn(this);
 });
 
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ Runner.prototype.finishTransaction = Promise.method(function(action, containerOb
 });
 
 Runner.prototype.commitTransaction = function() {
-  return this.query({sql: this._commitTransaction});
+  return this._commitTransaction   && this.query({sql: this._commitTransaction});
 };
 Runner.prototype.rollbackTransaction = function() {
-  return this.query({sql: this._rollbackTransaction});
+  return this._rollbackTransaction && this.query({sql: this._rollbackTransaction});
 };
 
 // Cleanup the connection as necessary, if the `_connection` was
diff --git a/lib/schema/compiler.js b/lib/schema/compiler.js
index 57dfc8aaa..2cf3f0e69 100644
--- a/lib/schema/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/schema/compiler.js
@@ -4,17 +4,12 @@
 function SchemaCompiler(builder) {
   this.builder = builder;
   this.initCompiler();
-  this._createIfNot = false;
 }
 
 function buildTable(type) {
   return function(tableName, fn) {
     var TableBuilder = this.client.TableBuilder;
-    var builder = new TableBuilder(type, tableName, fn);
-    if (this._createIfNot){
-      builder._createIfNot = true;
-    }
-    var sql = builder.toSQL();
+    var sql = new TableBuilder(type, tableName, fn).toSQL();
     for (var i = 0, l = sql.length; i < l; i++) {
       this.sequence.push(sql[i]);
     }
@@ -22,11 +17,9 @@ function buildTable(type) {
 }
 
 SchemaCompiler.prototype.createTable = buildTable('create');
-SchemaCompiler.prototype.createTableIfNotExists = function () {
-  this._createIfNot = true;
-  this.createTable.apply(this, arguments);
-};
+SchemaCompiler.prototype.createTableIfNotExists = buildTable('createIfNot');
 SchemaCompiler.prototype.alterTable  = buildTable('alter');
+
 SchemaCompiler.prototype.dropTable = function(tableName) {
   this.pushQuery('drop table ' + this.formatter.wrap(tableName));
 };
diff --git a/lib/schema/tablecompiler.js b/lib/schema/tablecompiler.js
index 0b3b60713..2036ef388 100644
--- a/lib/schema/tablecompiler.js
+++ b/lib/schema/tablecompiler.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ function TableCompiler(tableBuilder) {
   this.tableNameRaw   = tableBuilder._tableName;
   this.single         = tableBuilder._single;
   this.grouped        = _.groupBy(tableBuilder._statements, 'grouping');
-  this._createIfNot   = tableBuilder._createIfNot;
   this.initCompiler();
 }
 
@@ -25,15 +24,20 @@ TableCompiler.prototype.toSQL = function() {
 // If this is a table "creation", we need to first run through all
 // of the columns to build them into a single string,
 // and then run through anything else and push it to the query sequence.
-TableCompiler.prototype.create = function() {
+TableCompiler.prototype.create = function(ifNot) {
   var columns = this.getColumns();
   var columnTypes = this.getColumnTypes(columns);
-  this.createQuery(columnTypes);
+  this.createQuery(columnTypes, ifNot);
   this.columnQueries(columns);
   delete this.single.comment;
   this.alterTable();
 };
 
+// Only create the table if it doesn't exist.
+TableCompiler.prototype.createIfNot = function() {
+  this.create(true);
+};
+
 // If we're altering the table, we need to one-by-one
 // go through and handle each of the queries associated
 // with altering the table's schema.