diff --git a/database_updates.php b/database_updates.php
index 19c21507..7f55d58b 100644
--- a/database_updates.php
+++ b/database_updates.php
@@ -187,10 +187,24 @@ if(LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION > CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION){
   if(CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '0.0.7'){
     // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 0.0.8
 
+    // Add contact_department column to tables without it (fresh installs) - this will cause an error if it already exists so catch and discard it
+    try{
+      mysqli_query($mysqli, "ALTER TABLE contacts ADD contact_department VARCHAR(200) NULL AFTER contact_title");
+    } catch(Exception $e) {
+      // Nothing
+    }
+
+    // Then, update the database to the next sequential version
+    mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '0.0.8'");
+  }
+
+  if(CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '0.0.8'){
+    // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 0.0.9
+
     // ALTER queries.....
 
     // Then, update the database to the next sequential version
-    // mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '0.0.8'");
+    // mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '0.0.9'");
   }
 
   // etc
diff --git a/database_version.php b/database_version.php
index 23587303..e221defc 100644
--- a/database_version.php
+++ b/database_version.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  * It is used in conjunction with database_updates.php
  */
 
-DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "0.0.7");
\ No newline at end of file
+DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "0.0.8");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db.sql b/db.sql
index 567a7273..e8e4b846 100644
--- a/db.sql
+++ b/db.sql
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `contacts` (
   `contact_updated_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   `contact_archived_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
   `contact_location_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
-  `contact_department_id` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
   `contact_client_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `company_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`contact_id`)
@@ -352,25 +351,6 @@ CREATE TABLE `custom_links` (
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
---
--- Table structure for table `departments`
---
-
-DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `departments`;
-/*!40101 SET @saved_cs_client     = @@character_set_client */;
-/*!40101 SET character_set_client = utf8 */;
-CREATE TABLE `departments` (
-  `department_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
-  `department_name` varchar(200) NOT NULL,
-  `department_created_at` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-  `department_updated_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
-  `department_archived_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
-  `department_client_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
-  `company_id` int(11) NOT NULL,
-  PRIMARY KEY (`department_id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
-/*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
-
 --
 -- Table structure for table `documents`
 --