diff --git a/bulkrax.gemspec b/bulkrax.gemspec
index 08f34caa..adf49b70 100644
--- a/bulkrax.gemspec
+++ b/bulkrax.gemspec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency 'rubyzip'
   s.add_dependency 'simple_form'
 
+  s.add_development_dependency 'dry-monads'
   s.add_development_dependency 'sqlite3', '~> 1.3.13'
   s.add_development_dependency 'simplecov'
   s.add_development_dependency 'redis', '~> 4.2'
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240208005801_denormalize_status_message.rb b/db/migrate/20240208005801_denormalize_status_message.rb
index 12d6ff99..314f2e62 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240208005801_denormalize_status_message.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240208005801_denormalize_status_message.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class DenormalizeStatusMessage < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
   def change
-    add_column :bulkrax_entries, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending'
-    add_column :bulkrax_importers, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending'
-    add_column :bulkrax_exporters, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending'
+    add_column :bulkrax_entries, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending' unless column_exists?(:bulkrax_entries, :status_message)
+    add_column :bulkrax_importers, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending' unless column_exists?(:bulkrax_importers, :status_message)
+    add_column :bulkrax_exporters, :status_message, :string, default: 'Pending' unless column_exists?(:bulkrax_exporters, :status_message)
   end
 end