diff --git a/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0000_to_0001.sql b/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0000_to_0001.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a59f9afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/servatrice/migrations/servatrice_0000_to_0001.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-- Servatrice db migration from version 0 to version 1
+
+-- FIX #153
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_schema_version` (
+  `version` int(7) unsigned NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY  (`version`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
+INSERT INTO cockatrice_schema_version VALUES(1);
+
+-- FIX #1119
+ALTER TABLE `cockatrice_rooms_gametypes` DROP PRIMARY KEY;
+ALTER TABLE `cockatrice_rooms_gametypes` ADD KEY (`id_room`);
diff --git a/servatrice/servatrice.sql b/servatrice/servatrice.sql
index 41efdf25..3dc10831 100644
--- a/servatrice/servatrice.sql
+++ b/servatrice/servatrice.sql
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ SET SQL_MODE="NO_AUTO_VALUE_ON_ZERO";
 /*!40101 SET @OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION=@@COLLATION_CONNECTION */;
 /*!40101 SET NAMES utf8 */;
 
+-- Every time the database schema changes, the schema version number
+-- must be incremented. Also remember to update the corresponding
+-- number in servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_schema_version` (
+  `version` int(7) unsigned NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY  (`version`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
+INSERT INTO cockatrice_schema_version VALUES(1);
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `cockatrice_decklist_files` (
   `id` int(7) unsigned zerofill NOT NULL auto_increment,
   `id_folder` int(7) unsigned zerofill NOT NULL,
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
index b2027709..722ddf99 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ bool Servatrice_DatabaseInterface::openDatabase()
         return false;
     }
 
+    QSqlQuery *versionQuery = prepareQuery("select version from {prefix}_schema_version limit 1");
+    if (!execSqlQuery(versionQuery)) {
+        qCritical() << QString("[%1] Error opening database: unable to load database schema version (hint: ensure the cockatrice_schema_version exists)").arg(poolStr);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (versionQuery->next()) {
+        const int dbversion = versionQuery->value(0).toInt();
+        const int expectedversion = DATABASE_SCHEMA_VERSION;
+        if(dbversion != expectedversion)
+        {
+            qCritical() << QString("[%1] Error opening database: the database schema version is too old, yum need to run the migrations to update it from version %2 to version %3").arg(poolStr).arg(dbversion).arg(expectedversion);
+            return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        qCritical() << QString("[%1] Error opening database: unable to load database schema version (hint: ensure the cockatrice_schema_version contains a single record)").arg(poolStr);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // reset all prepared statements
     qDeleteAll(preparedStatements);
     preparedStatements.clear();
diff --git a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
index d7715544..10770691 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
+++ b/servatrice/src/servatrice_database_interface.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "server.h"
 #include "server_database_interface.h"
 
+#define DATABASE_SCHEMA_VERSION 1
+
 class Servatrice;
 
 class Servatrice_DatabaseInterface : public Server_DatabaseInterface {