diff --git a/updater/updatedatabase b/updater/updatedatabase
index acb0ba54bf..06a6e96654 100755
--- a/updater/updatedatabase
+++ b/updater/updatedatabase
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ my %requiretables = (
 
 my %requirefields = (
     biblio        => { 'abstract' => 'text' },
-    deletedbiblio => { 'abstract' => 'text' },
+    deletedbiblio => { 'abstract' => 'text', 'marc' => 'blob' },
+    deleteditems => { 'marc' => 'blob' },
     biblioitems   => {
         'lccn' => 'char(25)',
         'url'  => 'varchar(255)',
@@ -922,6 +923,9 @@ $sth->finish;
 exit;
 
 # $Log$
+# Revision 1.65  2003/11/06 15:07:11  tipaul
+# adding marc fields in deletedbiblio & deleteditems
+#
 # Revision 1.64  2003/10/23 20:33:53  rangi
 # Making the borrowenumber an auto_increment field
 #