diff --git a/ext/rtree/rtree.c b/ext/rtree/rtree.c
index 311824aa85..fc69acd6fa 100644
--- a/ext/rtree/rtree.c
+++ b/ext/rtree/rtree.c
@@ -3012,6 +3012,11 @@ static int rtreeQueryStat1(sqlite3 *db, Rtree *pRtree){
   int rc;
   i64 nRow = 0;
 
+  if( sqlite3_table_column_metadata(db,pRtree->zDb,"sqlite_stat1",
+          0,0,0,0,0,0)==SQLITE_ERROR ){
+    pRtree->nRowEst = RTREE_DEFAULT_ROWEST;
+    return SQLITE_OK;
+  }
   zSql = sqlite3_mprintf(zFmt, pRtree->zDb, pRtree->zName);
   if( zSql==0 ){
     rc = SQLITE_NOMEM;
diff --git a/ext/rtree/rtreeG.test b/ext/rtree/rtreeG.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..035822e4df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/rtree/rtreeG.test
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# 2016-05-32
+#
+# The author disclaims copyright to this source code.  In place of
+# a legal notice, here is a blessing:
+#
+#    May you do good and not evil.
+#    May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others.
+#    May you share freely, never taking more than you give.
+#
+#***********************************************************************
+# This file contains tests for the r-tree module.
+#
+# Verify that no invalid SQL is run during initialization
+
+if {![info exists testdir]} {
+  set testdir [file join [file dirname [info script]] .. .. test]
+} 
+source $testdir/tester.tcl
+ifcapable !rtree { finish_test ; return }
+
+db close
+sqlite3_shutdown
+test_sqlite3_log [list lappend ::log]
+set ::log [list]
+sqlite3 db test.db
+
+
+set ::log {}
+do_test rtreeG-1.1 {
+  db eval {CREATE VIRTUAL TABLE t1 USING rtree(a,b,c);}
+  set ::log
+} {}
+
+finish_test
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index 1cbb8b0021..3d248c5ee4 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Remove\san\sextra\s"finish_test"\sfrom\sthe\send\sof\srtreeC.test.
-D 2016-05-23T18:06:51.504
+C Fix\sRTREE\sso\sthat\sit\sdoes\snot\srun\squeries\sagainst\sthe\ssqlite_stat1\sif\sthat\ntable\sdoes\snot\sexist.
+D 2016-05-23T18:12:04.371
 F Makefile.in f59e0763ff448719fc1bd25513882b0567286317
 F Makefile.linux-gcc 7bc79876b875010e8c8f9502eb935ca92aa3c434
 F Makefile.msc 306d73e854b1a92ea06e5d1e637faa5c44de53c7
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ F ext/rbu/sqlite3rbu.c bf36625990c6865ecf08bd844d8097ed2d0a6958
 F ext/rbu/sqlite3rbu.h 2acd0a6344a6079de15c8dc9d84d3df83a665930
 F ext/rbu/test_rbu.c 9bbdf6bd8efd58fbc4f192698df50569598fbb9e
 F ext/rtree/README 6315c0d73ebf0ec40dedb5aa0e942bc8b54e3761
-F ext/rtree/rtree.c 7ebca7d18261f402d67de9e151be7fb2ed62b8f5
+F ext/rtree/rtree.c d26a815b0df1c412a6881dae8d7fd3c9c08cce68
 F ext/rtree/rtree.h 834dbcb82dc85b2481cde6a07cdadfddc99e9b9e
 F ext/rtree/rtree1.test 42dadfc7b44a436cd74a1bebc0b9b689e4eaf7ec
 F ext/rtree/rtree2.test acbb3a4ce0f4fbc2c304d2b4b784cfa161856bba
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ F ext/rtree/rtreeC.test c0a9c67f2efa98b6fae12acb8a28348d231a481d
 F ext/rtree/rtreeD.test 636630357638f5983701550b37f0f5867130d2ca
 F ext/rtree/rtreeE.test 45a147a64a76306172819562309681d8e90f94bb
 F ext/rtree/rtreeF.test 66deb9fd1611c7ca2e374adba63debdc2dbb12b4
+F ext/rtree/rtreeG.test fad67b4ec080cbe41bafb68517361b74ac4632d5
 F ext/rtree/rtree_perf.tcl 6c18c1f23cd48e0f948930c98dfdd37dfccb5195
 F ext/rtree/rtree_util.tcl 06aab2ed5b826545bf215fff90ecb9255a8647ea
 F ext/rtree/sqlite3rtree.h 9c5777af3d2921c7b4ae4954e8e5697502289d28
@@ -1492,7 +1493,7 @@ F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P 3ad2531efb64b7c53b777ddf3681203217052b32
-R 181417728ff7d20d7df6a3bbac1c99fc
+P bfbb6dd84b5e1335e1eae857a03fa33a71fd67a5
+R 917b797124e2db7975ec6ce19d0d3f10
 U drh
-Z a9812f920562a373e5ac292c844442d4
+Z 1720c00f1c890b6da656d7cb35d019e7
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 9fff038e15..1a5b947ac2 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bfbb6dd84b5e1335e1eae857a03fa33a71fd67a5
\ No newline at end of file
+48526a2fe5373e3d19e8b813cc8a342d6b7c9c3d
\ No newline at end of file