diff --git a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs
index 7fdfbd28cc1..7cc59797434 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs
@@ -185,12 +185,18 @@ private bool Exists(bool retryOnNotExists)
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            using (new TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.Suppress))
-                            {
-                                _connection.Open(errorsExpected: true);
-                                _connection.Close();
-                            }
-
+                            using var _ = new TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.Suppress);
+                            _connection.Open(errorsExpected: true);
+
+                            _rawSqlCommandBuilder
+                                .Build("SELECT 1")
+                                .ExecuteNonQuery(new RelationalCommandParameterObject(
+                                    _connection,
+                                    null,
+                                    Dependencies.CurrentContext.Context,
+                                    Dependencies.CommandLogger));
+
+                            _connection.Close();
                             return true;
                         }
                         catch (SqlException e)
@@ -229,13 +235,19 @@ private Task<bool> ExistsAsync(bool retryOnNotExists, CancellationToken cancella
                     {
                         try
                         {
-                            using (new TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.Suppress, TransactionScopeAsyncFlowOption.Enabled))
-                            {
-                                await _connection.OpenAsync(ct, errorsExpected: true);
-
-                                await _connection.CloseAsync();
-                            }
-
+                            using var _ = new TransactionScope(TransactionScopeOption.Suppress, TransactionScopeAsyncFlowOption.Enabled);
+                            await _connection.OpenAsync(ct, errorsExpected: true);
+
+                            await _rawSqlCommandBuilder
+                                .Build("SELECT 1")
+                                .ExecuteNonQueryAsync(new RelationalCommandParameterObject(
+                                        _connection,
+                                        null,
+                                        Dependencies.CurrentContext.Context,
+                                        Dependencies.CommandLogger),
+                                    ct);
+
+                            await _connection.CloseAsync();
                             return true;
                         }
                         catch (SqlException e)