diff --git a/tbl_addfield.php3 b/tbl_addfield.php3
index 26f83f049..506eaa20c 100755
--- a/tbl_addfield.php3
+++ b/tbl_addfield.php3
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ if(isset($submit))
     }
 
     $sql_query = "ALTER TABLE $table ADD $query";
-    $result = mysql_query("ALTER TABLE ".db_name($db)."."
-	. tbl_name($table) . " ADD $query");
+    $result = mysql_query("ALTER TABLE ".db_name($db).".". tbl_name($table) . " ADD $query")  or mysql_die();
 
     $primary = '';