diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-h2.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-h2.sql
index 3a464c08..fb20ad43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-h2.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-h2.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
 alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID VARCHAR(255);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-hsqldb.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-hsqldb.sql
index f1f6595e..fb20ad43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-hsqldb.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-hsqldb.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-alter table task_execution add column ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
+alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID VARCHAR(255);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-mysql.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-mysql.sql
index f9e62fa3..943ac2ec 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-mysql.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-mysql.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-alter table task_execution add column ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
+alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID VARCHAR(255);
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-oracle.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-oracle.sql
index f659bea1..8dd56fed 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-oracle.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-oracle.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
 alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE varchar2(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID varchar2(255);
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-postgresql.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-postgresql.sql
index f1f6595e..fb20ad43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-postgresql.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-postgresql.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-alter table task_execution add column ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
+alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID VARCHAR(255);
diff --git a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-sqlserver.sql b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-sqlserver.sql
index 3a464c08..fb20ad43 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-sqlserver.sql
+++ b/spring-cloud-task-core/src/main/resources/org/springframework/cloud/task/migration/migration-sqlserver.sql
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+/* If migrating from 1.1.0.M1 to 1.1.0.M2 you do not need to add
+the ERROR_MESSAGE column. */
 alter table task_execution add ERROR_MESSAGE VARCHAR(2500);
 alter table task_execution add EXTERNAL_EXECUTION_ID VARCHAR(255);