diff --git a/application/migrations/161_award_submitted_typo.php b/application/migrations/161_award_submitted_typo.php
index 762eba84..315562a8 100644
--- a/application/migrations/161_award_submitted_typo.php
+++ b/application/migrations/161_award_submitted_typo.php
@@ -12,11 +12,20 @@ class Migration_award_submitted_typo extends CI_Migration {
 
         public function up()
         {
-                $this->db->query(
-                        'ALTER TABLE ' .
-                        $this->db->escape_identifiers($this->config->item('table_name')) .
-                        ' CHANGE COL_AWARD_SUMMITED COL_AWARD_SUBMITTED VARCHAR(255)'
-                );
+                // if COL_AWARD_SUMMITED column exists, change it to COL_AWARD_SUBMITTED
+                $fields = $this->db->field_data($this->config->item('table_name'));
+                foreach ($fields as $field)
+                {
+                        if ($field->name == 'COL_AWARD_SUMMITED')
+                        {
+                                $this->db->query(
+                                        'ALTER TABLE ' .
+                                        $this->db->escape_identifiers($this->config->item('table_name')) .
+                                        ' CHANGE COL_AWARD_SUMMITED COL_AWARD_SUBMITTED VARCHAR(255)'
+                                );
+                                return;
+                        }
+                }
         }
 
         public function down()