diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d46a44364..8de453d14 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog
 $Id$
 $Source$
 
+2004-10-02 Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
+    * tbl_alter.php: field structure changes not applied (CVS version only)
+
 2004-09-30 Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
     * tbl_addfield.php: bug #1037744 (CVS version only): cannot add a field 
     * tbl_create.php: cannot create a new table (CVS version only)
diff --git a/tbl_alter.php b/tbl_alter.php
index 23ce92d6e..69a2fba5e 100644
--- a/tbl_alter.php
+++ b/tbl_alter.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $err_url = 'tbl_properties_structure.php?' . PMA_generate_common_url($db, $table
  * Modifications have been submitted -> updates the table
  */
 $abort = false;
-if (isset($submit)) {
+if (isset($do_save_data)) {
     $field_cnt = count($field_orig);
     for ($i = 0; $i < $field_cnt; $i++) {
         // to "&quot;" in tbl_properties.php