SET @s = (SELECT IF( (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE() AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status' AND column_name = 'UpdatedOn' ) > 0, "ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` MODIFY `UpdatedOn` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP", "ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` ADD `UpdatedOn` TIMESTAMP NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AFTER CaptureBandwidth" )); PREPARE stmt FROM @s; EXECUTE stmt;