diff --git a/patches/june_2013/p03_buying_selling_for_price_list.py b/patches/june_2013/p03_buying_selling_for_price_list.py
index c5a1435..931517e 100644
--- a/patches/june_2013/p03_buying_selling_for_price_list.py
+++ b/patches/june_2013/p03_buying_selling_for_price_list.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013, Web Notes Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
 # License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import webnotes
 from webnotes.utils import cint
 import MySQLdb
@@ -24,3 +25,5 @@
 	except MySQLdb.OperationalError, e:
 		if e.args[0] == 1054:
 			webnotes.conn.sql("""update `tabItem Price` set buying_or_selling="Selling" """)
+		else:
+			raise e
diff --git a/patches/september_2013/p01_update_communication.py b/patches/september_2013/p01_update_communication.py
index d840c80..3131738 100644
--- a/patches/september_2013/p01_update_communication.py
+++ b/patches/september_2013/p01_update_communication.py
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2013, Web Notes Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
+# License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import webnotes
+import MySQLdb
 
 def execute():
+	webnotes.reload_doc("core", "doctype", "communication")
+	webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication set communication_date = creation where 
+		ifnull(communication_date, '')='' """)
+	
 	for doctype in ("Contact", "Lead", "Job Applicant", "Supplier", "Customer", "Quotation", "Sales Person", "Support Ticket"):
-		fieldname = doctype.replace(" ", '_').lower()
-		webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication
-			set parenttype=%s, parentfield='communications', 
-			parent=`%s` 
-			where ifnull(`%s`, '')!=''""" % ("%s", fieldname, fieldname), doctype)
-			
-		webnotes.reload_doc("core", "doctype", "communication")
-			
-		webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication set communication_date = creation where 
-			ifnull(communication_date, '')='' """)
-	
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+		try:
+			fieldname = doctype.replace(" ", '_').lower()
+			webnotes.conn.sql("""update tabCommunication
+				set parenttype=%s, parentfield='communications', 
+				parent=`%s` 
+				where ifnull(`%s`, '')!=''""" % ("%s", fieldname, fieldname), doctype)
+		except MySQLdb.OperationalError, e:
+			if e.args[0] != 1054:
+				raise e