SET @s = (SELECT IF( (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE() AND table_name = 'Storage' AND column_name = 'ServerId' ) > 0, "SELECT 'Column ServerId already exists in Storage'", "ALTER TABLE Storage ADD `ServerId` int(10) unsigned AFTER `Scheme`" )); PREPARE stmt FROM @s; EXECUTE stmt;