SELECT 'Checking for Deleted in Monitors'; SET @s = (SELECT IF( (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_name = 'Monitors' AND table_schema = DATABASE() AND column_name = 'Deleted' ) > 0, "SELECT 'Column Deleted already exists in Monitors'", "ALTER TABLE Monitors ADD `Deleted` BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false AFTER `Name`" )); PREPARE stmt FROM @s; EXECUTE stmt;