diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestFixtureTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestFixtureTest.php
index a25201036..f0b308d4d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestFixtureTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/TestSuite/CakeTestFixtureTest.php
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class CakeTestFixtureTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue($return);
 
 		$return = $Fixture->drop($this->criticDb);
-		$this->assertFalse($return);
+		$this->assertTrue($return);
 
 		unset($Fixture->fields);
 		$return = $Fixture->drop($this->criticDb);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/AcoFixture.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/AcoFixture.php
index ca5876bde..3a1a3e907 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/AcoFixture.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Fixture/AcoFixture.php
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@ class AcoFixture extends CakeTestFixture {
  * @var array
  */
 	public $records = array(
-		array('id' => 1, 'parent_id' => null, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'ROOT', 'lft' => 1,  'rght' => 24),
-		array('id' => 2, 'parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Controller1', 'lft' => 2,  'rght' => 9),
-		array('id' => 3, 'parent_id' => 2, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action1', 'lft' => 3,  'rght' => 6),
-		array('id' => 4, 'parent_id' => 3, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'record1', 'lft' => 4,  'rght' => 5),
-		array('id' => 5, 'parent_id' => 2, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action2', 'lft' => 7,  'rght' => 8),
-		array('id' => 6, 'parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Controller2','lft' => 10, 'rght' => 17),
-		array('id' => 7, 'parent_id' => 6, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action1', 'lft' => 11, 'rght' => 14),
-		array('id' => 8, 'parent_id' => 7, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'record1', 'lft' => 12, 'rght' => 13),
-		array('id' => 9, 'parent_id' => 6, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action2', 'lft' => 15, 'rght' => 16),
-		array('id' => 10, 'parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Users', 'lft' => 18, 'rght' => 23),
-		array('id' => 11, 'parent_id' => 9, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Users', 'lft' => 19, 'rght' => 22),
-		array('id' => 12, 'parent_id' => 10, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'view', 'lft' => 20, 'rght' => 21),
+		array('parent_id' => null, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'ROOT', 'lft' => 1,  'rght' => 24),
+		array('parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Controller1', 'lft' => 2,  'rght' => 9),
+		array('parent_id' => 2, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action1', 'lft' => 3,  'rght' => 6),
+		array('parent_id' => 3, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'record1', 'lft' => 4,  'rght' => 5),
+		array('parent_id' => 2, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action2', 'lft' => 7,  'rght' => 8),
+		array('parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Controller2','lft' => 10, 'rght' => 17),
+		array('parent_id' => 6, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action1', 'lft' => 11, 'rght' => 14),
+		array('parent_id' => 7, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'record1', 'lft' => 12, 'rght' => 13),
+		array('parent_id' => 6, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'action2', 'lft' => 15, 'rght' => 16),
+		array('parent_id' => 1, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Users', 'lft' => 18, 'rght' => 23),
+		array('parent_id' => 9, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'Users', 'lft' => 19, 'rght' => 22),
+		array('parent_id' => 10, 'model' => null, 'foreign_key' => null, 'alias' => 'view', 'lft' => 20, 'rght' => 21),
 	);
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeTestFixture.php b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeTestFixture.php
index da3eff882..9aedd486b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeTestFixture.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Fixture/CakeTestFixture.php
@@ -168,10 +168,12 @@ class CakeTestFixture {
 			}
 		}
 		$this->Schema->build(array($this->table => $this->fields));
-
-		return (
-			$db->execute($db->createSchema($this->Schema), array('log' => false)) !== false
-		);
+		try {
+			$db->execute($db->createSchema($this->Schema), array('log' => false));
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -185,9 +187,13 @@ class CakeTestFixture {
 			return false;
 		}
 		$this->Schema->build(array($this->table => $this->fields));
-		return (
-			$db->execute($db->dropSchema($this->Schema), array('log' => false)) !== false
-		);
+		try {
+			
+			$db->execute($db->dropSchema($this->Schema), array('log' => false));
+		} catch (Exception $e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		return true;
 	}
 
 /**