diff --git a/src/backend/commands/dropcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/dropcmds.c
index 61ff8f2..7080c4b 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/dropcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/dropcmds.c
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ does_not_exist_skipping(ObjectType objtype, List *objname, List *objargs)
 				}
 			}
 			break;
+		case OBJECT_PUBLICATION:
+			msg = gettext_noop("publication \"%s\" does not exist, skipping");
+			name = NameListToString(objname);
+			break;
 		default:
 			elog(ERROR, "unrecognized object type: %d", (int) objtype);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
index 25c8c34..bd27aac 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/subscriptioncmds.c
@@ -492,6 +492,8 @@ DropSubscription(DropSubscriptionStmt *stmt)

 	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup))
 	{
+		heap_close(rel, NoLock);
+
 		if (!stmt->missing_ok)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_OBJECT),
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ DropSubscription(DropSubscriptionStmt *stmt)
 			ereport(NOTICE,
 					(errmsg("subscription \"%s\" does not exist, skipping",
 							stmt->subname)));
+
 		return;
 	}