diff --git a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
index 6c6efb0642d..8e072aec11f 100644
--- a/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Storages/StorageReplicatedMergeTree.cpp
@@ -1488,6 +1488,7 @@ void StorageReplicatedMergeTree::alterThread()
 				else
 				{
 					changed = false;
+					columns_version = stat.version;
 				}
 			}