diff --git a/application/migrations/044_add_key_to_lotw_certs.php b/application/migrations/044_add_key_to_lotw_certs.php
index 6d50f64c..c6da240c 100644
--- a/application/migrations/044_add_key_to_lotw_certs.php
+++ b/application/migrations/044_add_key_to_lotw_certs.php
@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@ class Migration_add_key_to_lotw_certs extends CI_Migration {
     public function up()
     {
         $fields = array(
-            'cert_key TEXT',  
+            'cert_key TEXT',
         );
 
-
-        $this->dbforge->add_column('lotw_certs', $fields);
+        if (!$this->db->field_exists('cert_key', 'lotw_certs')) {
+            $this->dbforge->add_column('lotw_certs', $fields);
+        }
     }
 
     public function down()
     {
-        $this->dbforge->drop_column('lotw_certs', 'cert_key');
+        if ($this->db->field_exists('cert_key', 'lotw_certs')) {
+            $this->dbforge->drop_column('lotw_certs', 'cert_key');
+        }
     }
 }