diff --git a/Zotlabs/Update/_1201.php b/Zotlabs/Update/_1201.php
index c12797377..416d35ad6 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Update/_1201.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Update/_1201.php
@@ -6,10 +6,18 @@ class _1201 {
 
 	function run() {
 
-		// empty update in order to make the DB_UPDATE_VERSION equal to the current maximum update function
-		// rather than being one greater than the last known update
-
-		return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+		if(ACTIVE_DBTYPE == DBTYPE_MYSQL) {
+			$r = q("ALTER TABLE item 
+				DROP INDEX item_thread_top,
+				ADD INDEX uid_item_thread_top (uid, item_thread_top),
+				ADD INDEX uid_item_blocked (uid, item_blocked),
+				ADD INDEX item_deleted_pending_remove_changed (item_deleted, item_pending_remove, changed)
+			");
+		}
 
+		if($r)
+			return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+		return UPDATE_FAILED;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Update/_1202.php b/Zotlabs/Update/_1202.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9ccd157b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zotlabs/Update/_1202.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Update;
+
+class _1202 {
+
+	function run() {
+
+		// empty update in order to make the DB_UPDATE_VERSION equal to the current maximum update function
+		// rather than being one greater than the last known update
+
+		return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+
+	}
+}