diff --git a/lib/classes/appbox.class.php b/lib/classes/appbox.class.php
index be84581203..8449425a4e 100644
--- a/lib/classes/appbox.class.php
+++ b/lib/classes/appbox.class.php
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class appbox extends base
 
   public function forceUpgrade(Setup_Upgrade &$upgrader)
   {
-    $upgrader->add_steps(7 + count($this->get_databoxes()));
+    $upgrader->add_steps(8 + count($this->get_databoxes()));
 
     $registry = $this->get_registry();
 
@@ -313,6 +313,21 @@ class appbox extends base
     }
     $upgrader->add_steps_complete(1);
 
+    
+    $upgrader->set_current_message(_('Creating new tables'));
+    $core = bootstrap::getCore();
+    $em = $core->getEntityManager();
+    //create schema
+      
+    if($em->getConnection()->getDatabasePlatform()->supportsAlterTable())
+    {
+      $tool = new \Doctrine\ORM\Tools\SchemaTool($em);
+      $metas = $em->getMetadataFactory()->getAllMetadata();
+      $tool->updateSchema($metas, true);
+    }
+    
+    $upgrader->add_steps_complete(1);
+
     /**
      * Step 2
      */
diff --git a/lib/unitTest/PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract.class.inc b/lib/unitTest/PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract.class.inc
index 4bdee5e1d7..a61533c63f 100644
--- a/lib/unitTest/PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract.class.inc
+++ b/lib/unitTest/PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract.class.inc
@@ -842,10 +842,6 @@ abstract class PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract extends WebTestCase
         unlink(Setup_Upgrade::get_lock_file());
       }
 
-      $upgrader = new Setup_Upgrade($appbox);
-      $appbox->forceUpgrade($upgrader);
-      unset($upgrader);
-
       if (null !== self::$core)
       {
         /* @var $em \Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager */
@@ -866,6 +862,10 @@ abstract class PhraseanetPHPUnitAbstract extends WebTestCase
         $tool->createSchema($metas);
       }
 
+      $upgrader = new Setup_Upgrade($appbox);
+      $appbox->forceUpgrade($upgrader);
+      unset($upgrader);
+      
       self::$updated = true;
     }