diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c95cc59..6d92cb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 - 🩹 — Avoid warning from MySQL only alembic instructions
+- 🩹 — Check before adding/removing ip_version_enum
+
 
 ## 0.7.0
 
diff --git a/argos/server/migrations/versions/64f73a79b7d8_add_ip_version_to_checks.py b/argos/server/migrations/versions/64f73a79b7d8_add_ip_version_to_checks.py
index 0cd752a..cde4c77 100644
--- a/argos/server/migrations/versions/64f73a79b7d8_add_ip_version_to_checks.py
+++ b/argos/server/migrations/versions/64f73a79b7d8_add_ip_version_to_checks.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
 
 def upgrade() -> None:
     enum = ENUM("4", "6", name="ip_version_enum", create_type=False)
-    enum.create(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=False)
+    enum.create(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)
     with op.batch_alter_table("tasks", schema=None) as batch_op:
         batch_op.add_column(
             sa.Column("ip_version", enum, server_default="4", nullable=False)
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ def upgrade() -> None:
 def downgrade() -> None:
     with op.batch_alter_table("tasks", schema=None) as batch_op:
         batch_op.drop_column("ip_version")
-        ENUM(name="ip_version_enum").drop(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=False)
+        ENUM(name="ip_version_enum").drop(op.get_bind(), checkfirst=True)