diff --git a/update/api.php b/update/api.php
index ce26e66fe..67e5451a9 100644
--- a/update/api.php
+++ b/update/api.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $tables = [
 
 foreach ($tables as $table) {
     if ($database->fetchNum('SHOW TABLES WHERE `Tables_in_'.$database->getDatabaseName().'` = '.prepare($table))) {
-        $query = 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$table.' FROM '.$database->getDatabaseName()." WHERE Field='|field|'";
+        $query = 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM `'.$table.'` IN `'.$database->getDatabaseName()."` WHERE Field='|field|'";
 
         $created_at = $database->fetchArray(str_replace('|field|', 'created_at', $query));
         if (empty($created_at)) {