diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mariadb/table.dart b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mariadb/table.dart
index c64b7607..5532d81a 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mariadb/table.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mariadb/table.dart
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class MariaDbAlterTable extends Table implements MutableTable {
   @override
   void changeColumnType(String name, ColumnType type, {int length = 256}) {
     _stack.add(
-        'ALTER COLUMN $name TYPE ${MariaDbGenerator.columnType(MigrationColumn(type, length: length))}');
+        'MODIFY $name ${MariaDbGenerator.columnType(MigrationColumn(type, length: length))}');
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
index 897dd47d..34302b06 100644
--- a/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
+++ b/packages/orm/angel_migration_runner/lib/src/mysql/table.dart
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class MysqlAlterTable extends Table implements MutableTable {
   @override
   void changeColumnType(String name, ColumnType type, {int length = 256}) {
     _stack.add(
-        'ALTER COLUMN $name TYPE ${MySqlGenerator.columnType(MigrationColumn(type, length: length))}');
+        'MODIFY $name ${MySqlGenerator.columnType(MigrationColumn(type, length: length))}');
   }
 
   @override