diff --git a/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model/migrations/1681826233_exponential_backoff.down.sql b/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model/migrations/1681826233_exponential_backoff.down.sql
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+ALTER TABLE work_backoff
+DROP COLUMN last_interval_seconds;
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diff --git a/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model/migrations/1681826233_exponential_backoff.up.sql b/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model/migrations/1681826233_exponential_backoff.up.sql
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+-- Add interval, in seconds. This is used to calculate subsequent backoff values
+-- for exponential backoffs. A future migration should make this field
+-- non-nullable.
+ALTER TABLE work_backoff
+ADD COLUMN last_interval_seconds BIGINT NULL;
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