diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V6.5.0.2.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V6.5.0.2.sql
index a94d81b5dbe..3e7f0a674a6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V6.5.0.2.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V6.5.0.2.sql
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@ ALTER TABLE datasetversion ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS deaccessionnote VARCHAR(1000
 UPDATE datasetversion set deaccessionnote = versionnote;
 UPDATE datasetversion set versionnote = null;
 
--- Move/merge archivenote contents and remove archivenote column
+-- Move/merge archivenote contents and remove archivenote column (on existing DBs that have this column)
 --
+IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'datasetversion'' AND COLUMN_NAME = 'archivenote'')
+
+BEGIN
 
 UPDATE datasetversion set deaccessionlink = CONCAT_WS(' ', deaccessionlink, archivenote);
 
 ALTER TABLE datasetversion DROP COLUMN archivenote;
 
+END
+