diff --git a/database/database.mysql b/database/database.mysql
index 7337be7c3df..fa6eba04e6d 100644
--- a/database/database.mysql
+++ b/database/database.mysql
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ CREATE TABLE poll_choices (
 
 CREATE TABLE rating (
   uid int(10) NOT NULL default '0',
-  new int(6) NOT NULL default '0',
-  old int(6) NOT NULL default '0',
+  current int(6) NOT NULL default '0',
+  previous int(6) NOT NULL default '0',
   PRIMARY KEY  (uid)
 ) TYPE=MyISAM;
 
diff --git a/modules/rating.module b/modules/rating.module
index 4f8fe48be4e..ae869304e6d 100644
--- a/modules/rating.module
+++ b/modules/rating.module
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function rating_cron() {
 
     $r2 = db_query("SELECT uid FROM users ORDER BY rating DESC");
     while ($account = db_fetch_object($r2)) {
-      db_query("INSERT INTO rating (uid, new, old) VALUES ('$account->uid', '". ++$j ."', '". $rating[$account->uid] ."')");
+      db_query("INSERT INTO rating (uid, current, previous) VALUES ('$account->uid', '". ++$j ."', '". $rating[$account->uid] ."')");
     }
   }
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function rating_list($limit) {
 
   $output .= "<table cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\">\n";
   while ($account = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    $ranking = $account->old - $account->new;
+    $ranking = $account->previous - $account->current;
     $output .= "<tr><td align=\"right\">". ++$i .".</td><td>". format_name($account) ."</td><td align=\"right\">". check_output($account->rating) ."</td><td>(". ($ranking < 0 ? "" : "+") ."$ranking)</td></tr>";
   }
   $output .= "</table>\n";
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 82c70c46542..302ab3fabb0 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ $mysql_updates = array(
   "2002-06-22" => "update_32",
   "2002-07-07" => "update_33",
   "2002-07-31" => "update_34",
-  "2002-08-10" => "update_35"
+  "2002-08-10" => "update_35",
+  "2002-08-16" => "update_36"
 );
 
 // Update functions
@@ -502,6 +503,11 @@ function update_35() {
   update_sql("ALTER TABLE poll_choices ADD INDEX (nid);");
 }
 
+function update_36() {
+  update_sql("ALTER TABLE rating CHANGE old previous int(6) NOT NULL default '0';");
+  update_sql("ALTER TABLE rating CHANGE new current int(6) NOT NULL default '0';");
+}
+
 function update_upgrade3() {
   update_sql("INSERT INTO system VALUES ('archive.module','archive','module','',1);");
   update_sql("INSERT INTO system VALUES ('block.module','block','module','',1);");