diff --git a/ch_backup/clickhouse/schema.py b/ch_backup/clickhouse/schema.py
index 4f43e895..ee71d4c4 100644
--- a/ch_backup/clickhouse/schema.py
+++ b/ch_backup/clickhouse/schema.py
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ def rewrite_database_schema(db: Database,
 
 
 def _add_uuid(table: Table, inner_uuid: str = None) -> None:
-    if table.create_statement.find(f"UUID '{table.uuid}'") != -1:
+    mach_uuid = re.search(r"UUID '\w{8}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{4}-\w{12}'", table.create_statement)
+    if mach_uuid is not None:
+        logging.info(f'{mach_uuid.group(0)} already present in table schema.'
+                     f' Metadata UUID is {table.uuid}. return without adding UUID')
         return
 
     if is_view(table.engine):
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_schema.py b/tests/unit/test_schema.py
index 5201e689..a7b7f29f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_schema.py
@@ -243,6 +243,62 @@ def test_is_view(engine, result):
             'result_table_engine': 'MergeTree',
         },
     },
+    {
+        'id': 'add UUID',
+        'args': {
+            'table_schema': "CREATE TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                            " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+            'force_non_replicated_engine': True,
+            'add_uuid': True,
+            'result_table_schema': f"CREATE TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` UUID '{UUID}' (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                                   " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'result_table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'add_uuid=True do not add UUID if schema already contains it',
+        'args': {
+            'table_schema': "CREATE TABLE _ (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                            f" UUID '{INNER_UUID}'"
+                            " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+            'force_non_replicated_engine': True,
+            'add_uuid': True,
+            'result_table_schema': "CREATE TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                                   f" UUID '{INNER_UUID}'"
+                                   " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'result_table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'attach statement add UUID',
+        'args': {
+            'table_schema': "ATTACH TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                            " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+            'force_non_replicated_engine': True,
+            'add_uuid': True,
+            'result_table_schema': f"ATTACH TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` UUID '{UUID}' (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                                   " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'result_table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+        },
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'attach table add_uuid=True do not add UUID if schema already contains it',
+        'args': {
+            'table_schema': "ATTACH TABLE _ (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                            f" UUID '{INNER_UUID}'"
+                            " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+            'force_non_replicated_engine': True,
+            'add_uuid': True,
+            'result_table_schema': "ATTACH TABLE `test_db`.`test_table` (partition_id Int32, n Int32)"
+                                   f" UUID '{INNER_UUID}'"
+                                   " ENGINE = MergeTree PARTITION BY partition_id ORDER BY (partition_id, n)",
+            'result_table_engine': 'MergeTree',
+        },
+    },
 )
 def test_rewrite_table_schema(table_schema, table_engine, force_non_replicated_engine, add_uuid, result_table_schema,
                               result_table_engine):