diff --git a/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh b/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
index 329749e..b692158 100755
--- a/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
+++ b/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
@@ -1090,6 +1090,7 @@ check_innodb_errors() {
 
     # CRITICAL error patterns that ALWAYS fail (not specific to any database)
     # These indicate fundamental InnoDB corruption or system issues
+    # NOTE: Missing tablespaces are NOT included - instance can still work with force recovery
     local critical_patterns=(
         "InnoDB: Corrupted"
         "InnoDB: Database page corruption"
@@ -1099,13 +1100,6 @@ check_innodb_errors() {
         "InnoDB: Plugin initialization aborted"
     )
 
-    # DATABASE-SPECIFIC error patterns
-    # These only cause failure if they mention the selected database
-    local db_patterns=(
-        "InnoDB: Unable to open"
-        "InnoDB: Tablespace.*missing"
-    )
-
     # If checking recent errors, only look at last 50 lines
     local log_content
     if [ "$check_recent" = "yes" ]; then
@@ -1115,6 +1109,7 @@ check_innodb_errors() {
     fi
 
     # Check CRITICAL patterns first (always fail if found)
+    # These are truly blocking issues that prevent any recovery
     for pattern in "${critical_patterns[@]}"; do
         if echo "$log_content" | grep -qE "$pattern"; then
             local error_line=$(echo "$log_content" | grep -E "$pattern" | tail -1)
@@ -1123,19 +1118,6 @@ check_innodb_errors() {
         fi
     done
 
-    # Check DATABASE-SPECIFIC patterns only if they mention the selected database
-    if [ -n "$selected_db" ]; then
-        for pattern in "${db_patterns[@]}"; do
-            # Create pattern that checks both for the error pattern AND the database name
-            # The error message will contain backticks like: `database_name`.`table_name`
-            if echo "$log_content" | grep -qE "$pattern.*\`${selected_db}\`"; then
-                local error_line=$(echo "$log_content" | grep -E "$pattern.*\`${selected_db}\`" | tail -1)
-                critical_errors+=("$error_line")
-                errors_found=$((errors_found + 1))
-            fi
-        done
-    fi
-
     if [ -n "$errors_found" ] && [ "$errors_found" -gt 0 ]; then
         print_error "InnoDB errors detected in $error_log:"
         for err in "${critical_errors[@]}"; do