diff --git a/Zotlabs/Update/_1257.php b/Zotlabs/Update/_1257.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34c10c372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zotlabs/Update/_1257.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Update;
+
+class _1257 {
+
+	function run() {
+
+		dbq("START TRANSACTION");
+
+		$r1 = dbq("TRUNCATE TABLE updates");
+
+		if(ACTIVE_DBTYPE == DBTYPE_POSTGRES) {
+			$r2 = dbq("ALTER TABLE updates add ud_host text NOT NULL DEFAULT ''");
+		}
+
+		if(ACTIVE_DBTYPE == DBTYPE_MYSQL) {
+			$r2 = dbq("ALTER TABLE updates add ud_host varchar(191) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''");
+		}
+
+		$r3 = dbq("ALTER TABLE updates DROP COLUMN ud_guid");
+
+		if($r1 && $r2 && $r3) {
+			dbq("COMMIT");
+			return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+		}
+
+		q("ROLLBACK");
+		return UPDATE_FAILED;
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 3d6dd53e4..1f9d131d3 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ define('PLATFORM_NAME', 'hubzilla');
 define('STD_VERSION', '8.3.5');
 define('ZOT_REVISION', '6.0');
 
-define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1256);
+define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1257);
 
 define('PROJECT_BASE', __DIR__);