diff --git a/core/server/data/migration/commands.js b/core/server/data/migration/commands.js
index 3880539ff0..4d9afff7be 100644
--- a/core/server/data/migration/commands.js
+++ b/core/server/data/migration/commands.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ addColumnCommands = function addColumnCommands(table, columns) {
     return _.map(addColumns, function (column) {
         return function () {
             logInfo('Adding column: ' + table + '.' + column);
-            utils.addColumn(table, column);
+            return utils.addColumn(table, column);
         };
     });
 };
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema.js b/core/server/data/schema.js
index b1d200c861..111b0f5434 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema.js
+++ b/core/server/data/schema.js
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ var db = {
             name: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false},
             slug: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false, unique: true},
             description: {type: 'string', maxlength: 200, nullable: true},
+            image: {type: 'text', maxlength: 2000, nullable: true},
+            hidden: {type: 'bool', nullable: false, defaultTo: false, validations: {'isIn': [[0, 1, false, true]]}},
             parent_id: {type: 'integer', nullable: true},
             meta_title: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: true},
             meta_description: {type: 'string', maxlength: 200, nullable: true},
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ var db = {
             app_id: {type: 'integer', nullable: false, unsigned: true, references: 'apps.id'},
             relatable_id: {type: 'integer', nullable: false, unsigned: true},
             relatable_type: {type: 'string', maxlength: 150, nullable: false, defaultTo: 'posts'},
-            active: {type: 'bool', nullable: false, defaultTo: true, validations: {'isIn': [[false, true]]}},
+            active: {type: 'bool', nullable: false, defaultTo: true, validations: {'isIn': [[0, 1, false, true]]}},
             created_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: false},
             created_by: {type: 'integer', nullable: false},
             updated_at: {type: 'dateTime', nullable: true},
@@ -187,8 +189,8 @@ function isPost(jsonData) {
 }
 
 function isTag(jsonData) {
-    return jsonData.hasOwnProperty('name') && jsonData.hasOwnProperty('slug')
-        && jsonData.hasOwnProperty('description') && jsonData.hasOwnProperty('parent_id');
+    return jsonData.hasOwnProperty('name') && jsonData.hasOwnProperty('slug') &&
+        jsonData.hasOwnProperty('description') && jsonData.hasOwnProperty('parent_id');
 }
 
 module.exports.tables = db;
diff --git a/core/server/data/utils/index.js b/core/server/data/utils/index.js
index 46ea3af853..c7b832cb30 100644
--- a/core/server/data/utils/index.js
+++ b/core/server/data/utils/index.js
@@ -6,36 +6,38 @@ var _       = require('lodash'),
 
 
 function addTableColumn(tablename, table, columnname) {
-    var column;
+    var column,
+        columnSpec = schema[tablename][columnname];
+
     // creation distinguishes between text with fieldtype, string with maxlength and all others
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].type === 'text' && schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('fieldtype')) {
-        column = table[schema[tablename][columnname].type](columnname, schema[tablename][columnname].fieldtype);
-    } else if (schema[tablename][columnname].type === 'string' && schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('maxlength')) {
-        column = table[schema[tablename][columnname].type](columnname, schema[tablename][columnname].maxlength);
+    if (columnSpec.type === 'text' && columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('fieldtype')) {
+        column = table[columnSpec.type](columnname, columnSpec.fieldtype);
+    } else if (columnSpec.type === 'string' && columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('maxlength')) {
+        column = table[columnSpec.type](columnname, columnSpec.maxlength);
     } else {
-        column = table[schema[tablename][columnname].type](columnname);
+        column = table[columnSpec.type](columnname);
     }
 
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('nullable') && schema[tablename][columnname].nullable === true) {
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('nullable') && columnSpec.nullable === true) {
         column.nullable();
     } else {
         column.notNullable();
     }
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('primary') && schema[tablename][columnname].primary === true) {
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('primary') && columnSpec.primary === true) {
         column.primary();
     }
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('unique') && schema[tablename][columnname].unique) {
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('unique') && columnSpec.unique) {
         column.unique();
     }
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('unsigned') && schema[tablename][columnname].unsigned) {
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('unsigned') && columnSpec.unsigned) {
         column.unsigned();
     }
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('references')) {
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('references')) {
         //check if table exists?
-        column.references(schema[tablename][columnname].references);
+        column.references(columnSpec.references);
     }
-    if (schema[tablename][columnname].hasOwnProperty('defaultTo')) {
-        column.defaultTo(schema[tablename][columnname].defaultTo);
+    if (columnSpec.hasOwnProperty('defaultTo')) {
+        column.defaultTo(columnSpec.defaultTo);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/test/utils/api.js b/core/test/utils/api.js
index 83075b525e..f913810ce3 100644
--- a/core/test/utils/api.js
+++ b/core/test/utils/api.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var url = require('url'),
             'updated_by', 'published_at', 'published_by', 'page', 'author', 'tags', 'fields'],
         settings: ['settings', 'meta'],
         setting: ['id', 'uuid', 'key', 'value', 'type', 'created_at', 'created_by', 'updated_at', 'updated_by'],
-        tag: ['id', 'uuid', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'parent',
+        tag: ['id', 'uuid', 'name', 'slug', 'description', 'parent', 'image', 'hidden',
             'meta_title', 'meta_description', 'created_at', 'created_by', 'updated_at', 'updated_by'],
         theme: ['uuid', 'name', 'version', 'active'],
         user: ['id', 'uuid', 'name', 'slug', 'email', 'image', 'cover', 'bio', 'website',