diff --git a/resources/sql/autopatches/20160919.repo.messagedefault.sql b/resources/sql/autopatches/20160919.repo.messagedefault.sql
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+ALTER TABLE {$NAMESPACE}_repository.repository_statusmessage
+  CHANGE messageCount messageCount INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;