diff --git a/lib/adapters/mysql.js b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
index 95dc4d03..29db4c47 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/mysql.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/mysql.js
@@ -242,9 +242,29 @@ MySQL.prototype.alterTable = function (model, actualFields, done) {
     var m = this._models[model];
     var propNames = Object.keys(m.properties);
     var sql = [];
+
+    // change/add new fields
+    propNames.forEach(function (propName) {
+        var found;
+        actualFields.forEach(function (f) {
+            if (f.Field === propName) {
+                found = f;
+            }
+        });
+
+        if (found) {
+            actualize(propName, found);
+        } else {
+            sql.push('ADD COLUMN `' + propName + '` ' + self.propertySettingsSQL(model, propName));
+        }
+    });
+
+    // drop columns
     actualFields.forEach(function (f) {
-        if (f.Field !== 'id') {
-            actualize(f.Field, f);
+        var notFound = !~propNames.indexOf(f.Field);
+        if (f.Field === 'id') return;
+        if (notFound || !m.properties[f.Field]) {
+            sql.push('DROP COLUMN `' + f.Field + '`');
         }
     });
 
@@ -256,9 +276,7 @@ MySQL.prototype.alterTable = function (model, actualFields, done) {
 
     function actualize(propName, oldSettings) {
         var newSettings = m.properties[propName];
-        if (!newSettings) {
-            sql.push('ADD COLUMN `' + propName + '` ' + self.propertySettingsSQL(model, propName));
-        } else if (changed(newSettings, oldSettings)) {
+        if (newSettings && changed(newSettings, oldSettings)) {
             sql.push('CHANGE COLUMN `' + propName + '` `' + propName + '` ' + self.propertySettingsSQL(model, propName));
         }
     }
@@ -293,8 +311,7 @@ MySQL.prototype.propertiesSQL = function (model) {
 MySQL.prototype.propertySettingsSQL = function (model, prop) {
     var p = this._models[model].properties[prop];
     return datatype(p) + ' ' +
-    (p.allowNull === false || p['null'] === false ? 'NOT NULL' : 'NULL') +
-    ''; // (p.index ? ' KEY ix' + model + '_' + prop : '');
+    (p.allowNull === false || p['null'] === false ? 'NOT NULL' : 'NULL');
 };
 
 function datatype(p) {
diff --git a/test/migration_test.coffee b/test/migration_test.coffee
index c047d44d..a3343454 100644
--- a/test/migration_test.coffee
+++ b/test/migration_test.coffee
@@ -114,13 +114,21 @@ it 'should autoupgrade', (test) ->
             User.defineProperty 'email', type: String
             User.defineProperty 'name', type: String, limit: 50
             User.defineProperty 'newProperty', type: Number
+            User.defineProperty 'pendingPeriod', false
             schema.autoupdate (err) ->
                 getFields 'User', (err, fields) ->
+                    # change nullable for email
                     test.equal fields.email.Null, 'YES'
+                    # change type of name
                     test.equal fields.name.Type, 'varchar(50)'
+                    # add new column
                     test.ok fields.newProperty
                     if fields.newProperty
                         test.equal fields.newProperty.Type, 'int(11)'
+                    # drop column
+                    test.ok not fields.pendingPeriod
+
+                    # user still exists
                     userExists (yep) ->
                         test.ok yep
                         test.done()
@@ -128,3 +136,4 @@ it 'should autoupgrade', (test) ->
 it 'should disconnect when done', (test) ->
     schema.disconnect()
     test.done()
+