diff --git a/eos/db/migrations/upgrade3.py b/eos/db/migrations/upgrade3.py
index 5467fdf2d..0350ded72 100644
--- a/eos/db/migrations/upgrade3.py
+++ b/eos/db/migrations/upgrade3.py
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import sqlalchemy
 
 def upgrade(saveddata_engine):
     try:
-        saveddata_engine.execute("SELECT mode FROM fits LIMIT 1")
+        saveddata_engine.execute("SELECT modeID FROM fits LIMIT 1")
     except sqlalchemy.exc.DatabaseError:
         saveddata_engine.execute("ALTER TABLE fits ADD COLUMN modeID INTEGER")