SET @s = (SELECT IF( (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE() AND table_name = 'Monitors' AND column_name = 'Decoding' ) > 0, "SELECT 'Column Decoding already exists in Monitors'", "ALTER TABLE `Monitors` ADD `Decoding` enum('None','Ondemand','KeyFrames','Always') NOT NULL default 'Always' AFTER `DecodingEnabled`" )); PREPARE stmt FROM @s; EXECUTE stmt; UPDATE `Monitors` SET `Decoding` = 'None' WHERE `DecodingEnabled` = 0; UPDATE `Monitors` SET `Decoding` = 'Always' WHERE `DecodingEnabled` != 1;