diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
index d8d9d21957..88ca0725c2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ internal DataRow FindMetaDataCollectionRow(string collectionName)
                             exactCollectionName = candidateCollectionName;
                             haveExactMatch = true;
                         }
-                        else
+                        else if (haveExactMatch == false)
                         {
                             // have an inexact match - ok only if it is the only one
                             if (exactCollectionName != null)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
index 644d336232..bea2e6cae5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netfx/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbMetaDataFactory.cs
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ internal DataRow FindMetaDataCollectionRow(string collectionName)
                             exactCollectionName = candidateCollectionName;
                             haveExactMatch = true;
                         }
-                        else
+                        else if (haveExactMatch == false)
                         {
                             // have an inexact match - ok only if it is the only one
                             if (exactCollectionName != null)