diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.14/2022-09-02-12-55-rename-members-bio-to-expertise.js b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.14/2022-09-02-12-55-rename-members-bio-to-expertise.js
index 4455e2e2e1..7d9a8c5860 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.14/2022-09-02-12-55-rename-members-bio-to-expertise.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/data/migrations/versions/5.14/2022-09-02-12-55-rename-members-bio-to-expertise.js
@@ -1,34 +1,50 @@
+const DatabaseInfo = require('@tryghost/database-info');
 const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
 const {createNonTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils');
 
-module.exports = createNonTransactionalMigration (
+module.exports = createNonTransactionalMigration(
     async function up(knex) {
-        // check if the column exists before trying to rename it
+        logging.info('Renaming members.bio to members.expertise');
+
         const hasBio = await knex.schema.hasColumn('members', 'bio');
         const hasExpertise = await knex.schema.hasColumn('members', 'expertise');
 
-        if (hasBio && !hasExpertise) {
-            logging.info('Renaming members.bio to members.expertise');
-            await knex.schema.table('members', (table) => {
-                table.renameColumn('bio', 'expertise');
-            }
-            );
-        } else {
-            logging.info('members.bio does not exist, skipping rename');
+        // If we don't have the `bio` column, or the `expertise` column already exists, we're
+        // not in the right state to run this migration
+        if (!hasBio || hasExpertise) {
+            logging.warn(`Database is in the wrong state - skipping rename (bio=${hasBio}, expertise=${hasExpertise})`);
+            return;
         }
+
+        if (DatabaseInfo.isMySQL(knex)) {
+            await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE members CHANGE bio expertise VARCHAR(191) NULL`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await knex.schema.table('members', (table) => {
+            table.renameColumn('bio', 'expertise');
+        });
     },
     async function down(knex) {
+        logging.info('Renaming members.expertise back to members.bio');
+
         const hasBio = await knex.schema.hasColumn('members', 'bio');
         const hasExpertise = await knex.schema.hasColumn('members', 'expertise');
 
-        if (hasExpertise && !hasBio) {
-            logging.info(`Renaming members.expertise to members.bio`);
-            await knex.schema.table('members', (table) => {
-                table.renameColumn('expertise', 'bio');
-            }
-            );
-        } else {
-            logging.warn('members.expertise does not exist, skipping');
+        // If we already have the `bio` column, or we don't have the `expertise` column, we're
+        // not in the right state to run this migration
+        if (hasBio || !hasExpertise) {
+            logging.warn(`Database is in the wrong state - skipping rename (bio=${hasBio}, expertise=${hasExpertise})`);
+            return;
         }
+
+        if (DatabaseInfo.isMySQL(knex)) {
+            await knex.raw(`ALTER TABLE members CHANGE expertise bio VARCHAR(191) NULL`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        await knex.schema.table('members', (table) => {
+            table.renameColumn('expertise', 'bio');
+        });
     }
 );