diff --git a/mysql_ch_replicator/mysql_api.py b/mysql_ch_replicator/mysql_api.py
index 8480933..35210ff 100644
--- a/mysql_ch_replicator/mysql_api.py
+++ b/mysql_ch_replicator/mysql_api.py
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ def get_databases(self):
 
     def get_tables(self):
         self.reconnect_if_required()
-        self.cursor.execute('SHOW TABLES')
+        self.cursor.execute('SHOW FULL TABLES')
         res = self.cursor.fetchall()
-        tables = [x[0] for x in res]
+        tables = [x[0] for x in res if x[1] == 'BASE TABLE']
         return tables
 
     def get_binlog_files(self):