diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresHistoryDdl.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresHistoryDdl.java
index c53d902cb..310771d91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresHistoryDdl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/dbmigration/ddlgeneration/platform/PostgresHistoryDdl.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class PostgresHistoryDdl extends DbTriggerBasedHistoryDdl {
         .endOfStatement();
 
     if (whenCreatedColumn != null) {
-      apply.append("update table ").append(baseTableName).append(" set ")
+      apply.append("update ").append(baseTableName).append(" set ")
           .append(sysPeriod).append(" = tstzrange(").append(whenCreatedColumn).append(", null)").endOfStatement();
     }
   }