diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.10-7.9.11.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.10-7.9.11.pl
index 806bee762..420d8274c 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.10-7.9.11.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.10-7.9.11.pl
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ my $quiet; # this line required
 my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 # upgrade functions go here
+alterStoryTopicTable($session);
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
@@ -44,6 +45,25 @@ finish($session); # this line required
 #    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
 #}
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Describe what our function does
+sub alterStoryTopicTable {
+    my $session = shift;
+    print "\tAdd story sort order column to the StoryTopic table... " unless $quiet;
+
+    my $sth = $session->db->read('DESCRIBE `StoryTopic`');
+    while (my ($col) = $sth->array) {  
+        if ($col eq 'storySortOrder') {
+            print "Skipped.\n" unless $quiet;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $session->db->write("ALTER TABLE StoryTopic ADD COLUMN storySortOrder CHAR(22)");
+    $session->db->write("UPDATE StoryTopic SET storySortOrder = 'Chronologically' WHERE storySortOrder IS NULL");
+    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
+}
+
 
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diff --git a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.9-7.9.10.pl b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.9-7.9.10.pl
index a9015b263..caa3a5daa 100644
--- a/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.9-7.9.10.pl
+++ b/docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.9.9-7.9.10.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ my $session = start(); # this line required
 # upgrade functions go here
 addSpamStopWordsToConfig($session);
 alterStoryArchiveTable($session);
-alterStoryTopicTable($session);
  
 finish($session); # this line required
  
@@ -75,25 +74,6 @@ sub alterStoryArchiveTable {
     print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
 }
  
-#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Describe what our function does
-sub alterStoryTopicTable {
-    my $session = shift;
-    print "\tAdd story sort order column to the StoryTopic table... " unless $quiet;
-
-    my $sth = $session->db->read('DESCRIBE `StoryTopic`');
-    while (my ($col) = $sth->array) {  
-        if ($col eq 'storySortOrder') {
-            print "Skipped.\n" unless $quiet;
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    $session->db->write("ALTER TABLE StoryTopic ADD COLUMN storySortOrder CHAR(22)");
-    $session->db->write("UPDATE StoryTopic SET storySortOrder = 'Chronologically' WHERE storySortOrder IS NULL");
-    print "DONE!\n" unless $quiet;
-}
-
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 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------