diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
index 0d131d85..f71da9e0 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeFile.module
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class FieldtypeFile extends FieldtypeMulti implements ConfigurableModule {
 				$this->message(
 					$this->_('Settings have not yet been committed.') . "<br /><small>" . 
 					$this->_('Please review the settings on this page and save once more (even if you do not change anything) to confirm you accept them.') . "</small>", 
-					Notice::allowMarkup); 
+					Notice::allowMarkup | Notice::noGroup); 
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1024,6 +1024,13 @@ class FieldtypeFile extends FieldtypeMulti implements ConfigurableModule {
 		$hasDate = $fileSchema & self::fileSchemaDate;
 		$hasTags = $fileSchema & self::fileSchemaTags;
 		$useTags = $field->get('useTags') || $contextField->get('useTags');
+		
+		if(!$hasFilesize || !$hasFiledata || !$hasDate || !$hasTags) {
+			if(!$database->tableExists($table)) {
+				// new field being created, getting initial schema to create table
+				return $fileSchema;
+			}
+		}
 
 		// Filesize update (3.0.154): Adds 'filesize', 'created_users_id', 'modified_users_id' columns
 		if(!$hasFilesize) {
@@ -1137,7 +1144,7 @@ class FieldtypeFile extends FieldtypeMulti implements ConfigurableModule {
 			if($database->columnExists($table, $column)) {
 				$result = true; 
 			} else {
-				$this->error("Error adding '$column' to '{$field->name}' schema", Notice::log);
+				$this->error("Error adding '$column' to '{$field->name}' schema", Notice::log | Notice::debug);
 				unset($schema[$column], $schema['keys'][$column]);
 				$result = false;
 			}
diff --git a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
index 68b5e364..e10c0708 100644
--- a/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
+++ b/wire/modules/Fieldtype/FieldtypeImage.module
@@ -98,10 +98,14 @@ class FieldtypeImage extends FieldtypeFile {
 		
 		if(!$hasDimensions) {
 			$numErrors = 0;
-			$columns = array('width', 'height', 'ratio');
-			foreach($columns as $column) {
-				if(!$this->addColumn($field, $column, $schema)) $numErrors++;
-				if($numErrors) break;
+			if($this->wire('database')->tableExists($field->getTable())) {
+				$columns = array('width', 'height', 'ratio');
+				foreach($columns as $column) {
+					if(!$this->addColumn($field, $column, $schema)) $numErrors++;
+					if($numErrors) break;
+				}
+			} else {
+				// new field being created that is getting initial schema to create table
 			}
 			if(!$numErrors) {
 				$fileSchema = $fileSchema | self::fileSchemaDimensions;