diff --git a/macros/does_table_exist.sql b/macros/does_table_exist.sql
index c219f688..bb1fc0c6 100644
--- a/macros/does_table_exist.sql
+++ b/macros/does_table_exist.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {%- macro does_table_exist(table_name) -%}
     {%- if execute -%} -- returns true when dbt is in execute mode
     {%- set ns = namespace(has_table=false) -%} -- declare boolean namespace and default value 
+    {%- set stripe_database = var('stripe_database') -%} -- get stripe database from project.yml
+    {%- set stripe_schema = var('stripe_schema') -%} -- get stripe schema from project.yml
         {%- for node in graph.sources.values() -%} -- grab sources from the dictionary of nodes 
         -- call the database for the matching table
             {%- set source_relation = adapter.get_relation(
@@ -14,4 +16,4 @@
             {% endif %}
         {%- endfor -%}
     {%- endif -%} 
-{%- endmacro -%}
\ No newline at end of file
+{%- endmacro -%}