diff --git a/userapi/storage/postgres/storage.go b/userapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
index 45607b3f4..64038c84b 100644
--- a/userapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
+++ b/userapi/storage/postgres/storage.go
@@ -45,18 +45,25 @@ func NewDatabase(base *base.BaseDendrite, dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions,
 		Up:      deltas.UpRenameTables,
 		Down:    deltas.DownRenameTables,
 	})
+	m.AddMigrations(sqlutil.Migration{
+		Version: "userapi: server names",
+		Up: func(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx) error {
+			return deltas.UpServerNames(ctx, txn, serverName)
+		},
+		Down: deltas.DownServerNames,
+	})
 	if err = m.Up(base.Context()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	accountDataTable, err := NewPostgresAccountDataTable(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewPostgresAccountDataTable: %w", err)
-	}
 	accountsTable, err := NewPostgresAccountsTable(db, serverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewPostgresAccountsTable: %w", err)
 	}
+	accountDataTable, err := NewPostgresAccountDataTable(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewPostgresAccountDataTable: %w", err)
+	}
 	devicesTable, err := NewPostgresDevicesTable(db, serverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewPostgresDevicesTable: %w", err)
@@ -99,13 +106,7 @@ func NewDatabase(base *base.BaseDendrite, dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions,
 	}
 
 	m = sqlutil.NewMigrator(db)
-	m.AddMigrations(sqlutil.Migration{
-		Version: "userapi: server names",
-		Up: func(ctx context.Context, txn *sql.Tx) error {
-			return deltas.UpServerNames(ctx, txn, serverName)
-		},
-		Down: deltas.DownServerNames,
-	})
+
 	if err = m.Up(base.Context()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/userapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/2022110411000000_server_names.go b/userapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/2022110411000000_server_names.go
index 0c9bd015b..b867530b9 100644
--- a/userapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/2022110411000000_server_names.go
+++ b/userapi/storage/sqlite3/deltas/2022110411000000_server_names.go
@@ -28,7 +28,18 @@ var serverNamesTables = []string{
 func UpServerNames(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, serverName gomatrixserverlib.ServerName) error {
 	for _, table := range serverNamesTables {
 		q := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS %s ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS server_name TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';",
+			"SELECT name FROM sqlite_schema WHERE type='table' AND name=%s;",
+			pq.QuoteIdentifier(table),
+		)
+		var c int
+		if err := tx.QueryRowContext(ctx, q).Scan(&c); err != nil || c == 0 {
+			fmt.Println("Error:", err)
+			continue
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("HAPPY DAYS!", table)
+		}
+		q = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"ALTER TABLE %s ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS server_name TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';",
 			pq.QuoteIdentifier(table),
 		)
 		if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, q); err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +59,7 @@ func UpServerNames(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, serverName gomatrixserverlib
 func DownServerNames(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx) error {
 	for _, table := range serverNamesTables {
 		q := fmt.Sprintf(
-			"ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS %s DELETE COLUMN server_name;",
+			"ALTER TABLE %s DELETE COLUMN server_name;",
 			pq.QuoteIdentifier(table),
 		)
 		if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx, q); err != nil {
diff --git a/userapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go b/userapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
index c078e5051..4a06444ff 100644
--- a/userapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
+++ b/userapi/storage/sqlite3/storage.go
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ func NewDatabase(base *base.BaseDendrite, dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	accountDataTable, err := NewSQLiteAccountDataTable(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewSQLiteAccountDataTable: %w", err)
-	}
 	accountsTable, err := NewSQLiteAccountsTable(db, serverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewSQLiteAccountsTable: %w", err)
 	}
+	accountDataTable, err := NewSQLiteAccountDataTable(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewSQLiteAccountDataTable: %w", err)
+	}
 	devicesTable, err := NewSQLiteDevicesTable(db, serverName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewSQLiteDevicesTable: %w", err)
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ func NewDatabase(base *base.BaseDendrite, dbProperties *config.DatabaseOptions,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("NewSQLiteStatsTable: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	m = sqlutil.NewMigrator(db)
+
+	if err = m.Up(base.Context()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &shared.Database{
 		AccountDatas:          accountDataTable,
 		Accounts:              accountsTable,