diff --git a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
index 89b8c0f045..53fec36aa3 100755
--- a/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
+++ b/installer/data/mysql/updatedatabase.pl
@@ -2913,6 +2913,8 @@ BUDGETNAME
 SELECT MAX(aqbudgetid) from aqbudgets
 IDsBUDGET
 
+$$maxbudgetid[0] = 0 if !$$maxbudgetid[0];
+
     $dbh->do(<<BUDGETAUTOINCREMENT);
 ALTER TABLE `aqbudgets` AUTO_INCREMENT=$$maxbudgetid[0]
 BUDGETAUTOINCREMENT