diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 9573408f03..1909abbed4 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 require_once('include/cache.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1247' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1248' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.22'    );
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1120      );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1121      );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    "<br />\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 8abaa5a93b..0b03149e9e 100755
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `item` (
   `pubmail` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `moderated` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `visible` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `spam` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `starred` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `bookmark` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `unseen` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `item` (
   KEY `received` (`received`),
   KEY `moderated` (`moderated`),
   KEY `visible` (`visible`),
+  KEY `spam` (`spam`),
   KEY `starred` (`starred`),
   KEY `bookmark` (`bookmark`),
   KEY `deleted` (`deleted`),
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 3c30e99aad..5e3f9a60a2 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ function tag_deliver($uid,$item_id) {
 		'verb'         => ACTIVITY_TAG,
 		'otype'        => 'item'
 	));
+
 	if(! $community_page)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index dc3cc0e562..9e3f22ef1a 100755
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1120 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1121 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -1021,3 +1021,19 @@ q("ALTER TABLE `contact` ADD `closeness` TINYINT( 2 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '99' AFTE
 q("update contact set closeness = 0 where self = 1");
 q("ALTER TABLE `item` ADD `spam` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `visible` , ADD INDEX (`spam`) ");
 }
+
+
+function update_1120() {
+
+	// item table update from 1119 did not get into database.sql file.
+	// might be missing on new installs. We'll check.
+
+	$r = q("describe item");
+	if($r && count($r)) {
+		foreach($r as $rr)
+			if($rr['Field'] == 'spam')
+				return;
+	}
+	q("ALTER TABLE `item` ADD `spam` TINYINT( 1 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0' AFTER `visible` , ADD INDEX (`spam`) ");
+
+}