diff --git a/run_page/db_updater.py b/run_page/db_updater.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..570ed5aea7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_page/db_updater.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from generator.db import init_db, Activity
+from config import SQL_FILE
+import sqlalchemy
+
+
+def add_column_elevation_gain(session):
+    # check if column elevation_gain is already added
+    # if not add it to the db
+    try:
+        session.query(Activity).first()
+        print("column elevation_gain already added, skipping")
+    except sqlalchemy.exc.OperationalError:
+        sql_statement = 'alter TABLE "activities" add column elevation_gain Float after average_heartrate'
+        session.execute(statement=sql_statement)
+        print("column elevation_gain added successfully")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    session = init_db(SQL_FILE)
+    add_column_elevation_gain(session)
diff --git a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/track.py b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/track.py
index c4a01cf6631..bbbe21147b4 100644
--- a/run_page/gpxtrackposter/track.py
+++ b/run_page/gpxtrackposter/track.py
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ def to_namedtuple(self):
             "average_heartrate": (
                 int(self.average_heartrate) if self.average_heartrate else None
             ),
-            "elevation_gain": (
-                int(self.elevation_gain) if self.elevation_gain else 0
-            ),
+            "elevation_gain": (int(self.elevation_gain) if self.elevation_gain else 0),
             "map": run_map(self.polyline_str),
             "start_latlng": self.start_latlng,
         }