diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
index da8a22352..0d7cea879 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/batch/core/schema-mysql.sql
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
 ) ENGINE=MYISAM;
 
-INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0, '0');
+INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ);
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (
 	ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
 ) ENGINE=MYISAM;
 
-INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0, '0');
+INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ);
 
 CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (
 	ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (
 	constraint UNIQUE_KEY_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)
 ) ENGINE=MYISAM;
 
-INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_SEQ values(0, '0');
+INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from BATCH_JOB_SEQ);
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
index d49adb54b..084565f76 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #macro (sequence $name $value)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
 	UNIQUE_KEY CHAR(1) NOT NULL,
 	constraint ${name}_UN unique (UNIQUE_KEY)) ENGINE=MYISAM;
-INSERT INTO ${name} values(0, '0');
+INSERT INTO ${name} (ID, UNIQUE_KEY) select * from (select 0 as ID, '0' as UNIQUE_KEY) as tmp where not exists(select * from ${name});
 #end
 #macro (notnull $name $type)MODIFY COLUMN ${name} ${type} NOT NULL#end