diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExport.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExport.java
index 9f4fa0ecb8..887a6baa43 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExport.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/DbExport.java
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ protected void startTable(Table table) {
 
                 if (format == Format.CSV) {
                     csvWriter.writeRecord(table.getColumnNames());
-                } else if (format == Format.XML) {
+                } else if (!noData && format == Format.XML) {
                     write("<table_data name=\"", table.getName(), "\">\n");
                 }
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ protected void write(String... data) {
         }
 
         protected void finishTable(Table table) {
-            if (format == Format.XML) {
+            if (!noData && format == Format.XML) {
                 write("</table_data>\n");
             }