diff --git a/mysqlConfig.sql b/mysqlConfig.sql
index 4c4eb3b3c..dd738fff2 100644
--- a/mysqlConfig.sql
+++ b/mysqlConfig.sql
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 -- Test database
 CREATE USER 'imstest'@'localhost' identified by 'imstest';
 CREATE DATABASE imstest;
-GRANT CREATE, DROP, DELETE, INDEX, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE on imstest.* TO 'imstest'@'localhost';
+GRANT ALTER, CREATE, DROP, DELETE, INDEX, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE on imstest.* TO 'imstest'@'localhost';
 
 -- Default IMS database
 CREATE USER 'ims'@'localhost' identified by 'ims';
 CREATE DATABASE ims;
-GRANT CREATE, DROP, DELETE, INDEX, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, ALTER on ims.* TO 'ims'@'localhost';
+GRANT ALTER, CREATE, DROP, DELETE, INDEX, SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, ALTER on ims.* TO 'ims'@'localhost';