create table t1 (i int) engine=TokuDB; insert t1 values (1); alter table t1 add column j int default '0'; select * from t1; i j 1 0 show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `i` int(11) DEFAULT NULL, `j` int(11) DEFAULT '0' ) ENGINE=TokuDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 modify i int default '1'; select * from t1; i j 1 0 show create table t1; Table Create Table t1 CREATE TABLE `t1` ( `i` int(11) DEFAULT '1', `j` int(11) DEFAULT '0' ) ENGINE=TokuDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 alter table t1 modify j int default '2', rename t2; select * from t1; ERROR 42S02: Table 'test.t1' doesn't exist select * from t2; i j 1 0 show create table t2; Table Create Table t2 CREATE TABLE `t2` ( `i` int(11) DEFAULT '1', `j` int(11) DEFAULT '2' ) ENGINE=TokuDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1 drop table t2;