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