diff --git a/packages/drizzle/__tests__/drizzle.test.ts b/packages/drizzle/__tests__/drizzle.test.ts
index 6a228f26..689cc725 100644
--- a/packages/drizzle/__tests__/drizzle.test.ts
+++ b/packages/drizzle/__tests__/drizzle.test.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,17 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
       score eql_v2_encrypted,
       profile eql_v2_encrypted,
       encrypted eql_v2_encrypted,
+      "otherField" TEXT,
       created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
       test_run_id TEXT
     )
   `
+  // Backfill any column added after the table was first created on a
+  // long-lived CI database. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS is a no-op on
+  // those, so new columns need an explicit ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS.
+  await postgresClient`
+    ALTER TABLE "protect-ci" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "otherField" TEXT
+  `
 
   const encryptedUsers = unwrapResult(
     await protectClient.bulkEncryptModels(userSeedData, users),
diff --git a/packages/protect/__tests__/supabase.test.ts b/packages/protect/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
index 1e4cf674..d8469db4 100644
--- a/packages/protect/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
+++ b/packages/protect/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,17 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         score eql_v2_encrypted,
         profile eql_v2_encrypted,
         encrypted eql_v2_encrypted,
+        "otherField" TEXT,
         created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
         test_run_id TEXT
       )
     `
+    // Backfill any column added after the table was first created on a
+    // long-lived CI database. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS is a no-op on
+    // those, so new columns need an explicit ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS.
+    await sql`
+      ALTER TABLE "protect-ci" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "otherField" TEXT
+    `
     // Tell PostgREST to refresh its schema cache so the supabase-js client
     // can see a freshly created table without waiting for the polling
     // interval. No-op on plain Postgres (no listener bound).
diff --git a/packages/stack/__tests__/supabase.test.ts b/packages/stack/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
index 67fae663..f25e2bc2 100644
--- a/packages/stack/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
+++ b/packages/stack/__tests__/supabase.test.ts
@@ -61,10 +61,17 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         score eql_v2_encrypted,
         profile eql_v2_encrypted,
         encrypted eql_v2_encrypted,
+        "otherField" TEXT,
         created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
         test_run_id TEXT
       )
     `
+    // Backfill any column added after the table was first created on a
+    // long-lived CI database. CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS is a no-op on
+    // those, so new columns need an explicit ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS.
+    await sql`
+      ALTER TABLE "protect-ci" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "otherField" TEXT
+    `
     // Tell PostgREST to refresh its schema cache so the supabase-js client
     // can see a freshly created table without waiting for the polling
     // interval. No-op on plain Postgres (no listener bound).