diff --git a/server/store/sqlstore/data_migrations.go b/server/store/sqlstore/data_migrations.go
index ed92db46..65637e7a 100644
--- a/server/store/sqlstore/data_migrations.go
+++ b/server/store/sqlstore/data_migrations.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (s *SQLStore) runMigrationRemoteID(remoteID string) error {
-	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(RemoteIDMigrationKey)
+	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(s.db, RemoteIDMigrationKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get Remote ID migration state: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runMigrationRemoteID(remoteID string) error {
 		return qErr
 	}
 
-	if err := s.setSystemSetting(RemoteIDMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
+	if err := s.setSystemSetting(s.db, RemoteIDMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mark Remote ID migration as completed: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runMigrationRemoteID(remoteID string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) runSetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsers(remoteID string) error {
-	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(SetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsersMigrationKey)
+	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(s.db, SetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsersMigrationKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get Set Email Verified to True for Remote Users migration state: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runSetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsers(remoteID string) erro
 		return qErr
 	}
 
-	if err := s.setSystemSetting(SetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
+	if err := s.setSystemSetting(s.db, SetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mark Set Email Verified to True for Remote Users migration as completed: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runSetEmailVerifiedToTrueForRemoteUsers(remoteID string) erro
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) runMSTeamUserIDDedup() error {
-	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(MSTeamUserIDDedupMigrationKey)
+	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(s.db, MSTeamUserIDDedupMigrationKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get MSTeam User ID Dedup migration state: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runMSTeamUserIDDedup() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := s.setSystemSetting(MSTeamUserIDDedupMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
+	if err := s.setSystemSetting(s.db, MSTeamUserIDDedupMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mark MSTeam User ID Dedup migration as completed: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runMSTeamUserIDDedup() error {
 }
 
 func (s *SQLStore) runWhitelistedUsersMigration() error {
-	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey)
+	setting, err := s.getSystemSetting(s.db, WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get Whitelisted Users migration state: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runWhitelistedUsersMigration() error {
 
 	if !oldWhitelistToProcess {
 		// migration already done, no rows to process
-		if sErr := s.setSystemSetting(WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); sErr != nil {
+		if sErr := s.setSystemSetting(s.db, WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); sErr != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot mark Whitelisted Users migration as completed: %w", sErr)
 		}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (s *SQLStore) runWhitelistedUsersMigration() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := s.setSystemSetting(WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
+	if err := s.setSystemSetting(s.db, WhitelistedUsersMigrationKey, strconv.FormatBool(true)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot mark Whitelisted Users migration as completed: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.down.sql b/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0ac49d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SELECT 1;
diff --git a/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.up.sql b/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcd0599b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/store/sqlstore/migrations/000015_users_add_lastchatsentat_lastchatreceivedat_columns.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE msteamssync_users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS LastChatSentAt BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
+ALTER TABLE msteamssync_users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS LastChatReceivedAt BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;
diff --git a/server/store/sqlstore/store.go b/server/store/sqlstore/store.go
index 2f474df1..68f7aaf9 100644
--- a/server/store/sqlstore/store.go
+++ b/server/store/sqlstore/store.go
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ func (s *SQLStore) Init(remoteID string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *SQLStore) getSystemSetting(key string) (string, error) {
-	scanner := s.getQueryBuilder().
+func (s *SQLStore) getSystemSetting(db sq.BaseRunner, key string) (string, error) {
+	scanner := s.getQueryBuilder(db).
 		Select("value").
 		From(systemSettingsTableName).
 		Where(sq.Eq{"id": key}).
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func (s *SQLStore) getSystemSetting(key string) (string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (s *SQLStore) setSystemSetting(id, value string) error {
-	_, err := s.getQueryBuilder().
+func (s *SQLStore) setSystemSetting(db sq.BaseRunner, id, value string) error {
+	_, err := s.getQueryBuilder(db).
 		Insert(systemSettingsTableName).
 		Columns("id", "value").
 		Values(id, value).
@@ -91,14 +91,6 @@ func (s *SQLStore) setSystemSetting(id, value string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := s.addColumn(usersTableName, "LastChatSentAt", "BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := s.addColumn(usersTableName, "LastChatReceivedAt", "BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }