diff --git a/db/migrate/20240117023719_add_institutions_saml_sp_entity_id_column.rb b/db/migrate/20240117023719_add_institutions_saml_sp_entity_id_column.rb
index 0cc590d4..ef5214eb 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240117023719_add_institutions_saml_sp_entity_id_column.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240117023719_add_institutions_saml_sp_entity_id_column.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class AddInstitutionsSamlSpEntityIdColumn < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
   def change
-    add_column :institutions, :saml_sp_entity_id, :string
+    unless column_exists?(:institutions, :saml_sp_entity_id)
+      add_column :institutions, :saml_sp_entity_id, :string
+    end
   end
 end