diff --git a/core/translate/alter.rs b/core/translate/alter.rs
index 4bb660c1a..24a8f1062 100644
--- a/core/translate/alter.rs
+++ b/core/translate/alter.rs
@@ -139,12 +139,6 @@ pub fn translate_alter_table(
                             dest_reg: record,
                             index_name: None,
                         });
-                        program.emit_insn(Insn::SetCookie {
-                            db: 0,
-                            cookie: Cookie::SchemaVersion,
-                            value: schema.schema_version as i32 + 1,
-                            p5: 0,
-                        });
 
                         program.emit_insn(Insn::Insert {
                             cursor: cursor_id,
@@ -155,6 +149,13 @@ pub fn translate_alter_table(
                         });
                     });
 
+                    program.emit_insn(Insn::SetCookie {
+                        db: 0,
+                        cookie: Cookie::SchemaVersion,
+                        value: schema.schema_version as i32 + 1,
+                        p5: 0,
+                    });
+
                     program.emit_insn(Insn::ParseSchema {
                         db: usize::MAX, // TODO: This value is unused, change when we do something with it
                         where_clause: None,