diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c1c575f..74595cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
         distribution: 'zulu'
     - name: Maven cache
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
       env:
         cache-name: maven-cache
       with:
diff --git a/ebean-migration/pom.xml b/ebean-migration/pom.xml
index 671234e..d398eab 100644
--- a/ebean-migration/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-migration/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.avaje</groupId>
     <artifactId>java11-oss</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0</version>
+    <version>5.1</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0.17</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-applog</artifactId>
@@ -134,23 +140,23 @@ mvn install:install-file -Dfile=/some/path/to/ojdbc7.jar -DgroupId=oracle \
     <!--    </dependency>-->
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-      <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5.2</version>
+      <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
+      <artifactId>avaje-simple-logger</artifactId>
+      <version>0.5</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test-containers</artifactId>
-      <version>7.3</version>
+      <version>7.14</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>1.6</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchema.java b/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchema.java
index 7fcc0f4..3efa1a3 100644
--- a/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchema.java
+++ b/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchema.java
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ static void createIfNeeded(MigrationConfig config, Connection connection) throws
     new MigrationSchema(config, connection).createAndSetIfNeeded();
   }
 
+  static void setIfNeeded(MigrationConfig config, Connection connection) throws SQLException {
+    new MigrationSchema(config, connection).setSchemaIfNeeded();
+  }
+
+  private void setSchemaIfNeeded() throws SQLException {
+    if (dbSchema != null && setCurrentSchema) {
+       setSchema();
+    }
+  }
+
   private String trim(String dbSchema) {
     return (dbSchema == null) ? null : dbSchema.trim();
   }
diff --git a/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationTable.java b/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationTable.java
index 8dea179..0ab5b13 100644
--- a/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationTable.java
+++ b/ebean-migration/src/main/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationTable.java
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ private ScriptTransform createScriptTransform(MigrationConfig config) {
    */
   void createIfNeededAndLock() throws SQLException, IOException {
     SQLException suppressedException = null;
-    if (!tableKnownToExist) {
+    if (tableKnownToExist) {
+      MigrationSchema.setIfNeeded(config, context.connection());
+    } else {
       MigrationSchema.createIfNeeded(config, context.connection());
       if (!tableExists()) {
         try {
diff --git a/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationPostgresSchemaTest.java b/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationPostgresSchemaTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c07020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationPostgresSchemaTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package io.ebean.migration.runner;
+
+import io.ebean.migration.MigrationConfig;
+import io.ebean.migration.MigrationRunner;
+import io.ebean.test.containers.PostgresContainer;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
+import java.sql.ResultSet;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+class MigrationPostgresSchemaTest {
+
+  private static PostgresContainer createPostgres() {
+    return PostgresContainer.builder("17")
+      .port(0) // random port
+      .containerName("pg17_temp")
+      .user("mig_exp_schema")
+      .password("mig_exp_schema")
+      .dbName("mig_exp_schema")
+      .build();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void runTwice_expect_setSchemaCalled() throws SQLException {
+    PostgresContainer postgresContainer = createPostgres();
+    postgresContainer.stopRemove();
+    postgresContainer.start();
+
+
+    MigrationConfig config = new MigrationConfig();
+    config.setDbUrl(postgresContainer.jdbcUrl());
+    config.setDbUsername("mig_exp_schema");
+    config.setDbPassword("mig_exp_schema");
+    config.setDbSchema("bar");
+
+    // first run, creates and sets the schema correctly (no issue here)
+    config.setMigrationPath("dbmig");
+    MigrationRunner runner = new MigrationRunner(config);
+    runner.run();
+
+    // run again, SHOULD set the schema (this is where the bug is)
+    config.setMigrationPath("dbmig2");
+    MigrationRunner runner2 = new MigrationRunner(config);
+    runner2.run();
+
+    // make sure the m4 table was created in the bar schema
+    try (Connection connection = config.createConnection()) {
+      try (PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement("select * from bar.m4")) {
+        try (ResultSet resultSet = stmt.executeQuery()) {
+          resultSet.next();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchemaTest.java b/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchemaTest.java
index 82f9cdf..6f6363e 100644
--- a/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchemaTest.java
+++ b/ebean-migration/src/test/java/io/ebean/migration/runner/MigrationSchemaTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import java.sql.Connection;
 
-public class MigrationSchemaTest {
+class MigrationSchemaTest {
 
   @Test
   void testCreateAndSetIfNeeded() throws Exception {
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ void testCreateAndSetIfNeeded() throws Exception {
     config.setDbSchema("SOME_NEW_SCHEMA");
     config.setCreateSchemaIfNotExists(true);
 
-    Connection connection = config.createConnection();
-
-    MigrationSchema.createIfNeeded(config, connection);
+    try (Connection connection = config.createConnection()) {
+      MigrationSchema.createIfNeeded(config, connection);
+    }
   }
 
   private MigrationConfig createMigrationConfig() {
-
     MigrationConfig config = new MigrationConfig();
     config.setDbUsername("sa");
     config.setDbPassword("");
diff --git a/ebean-migration/src/test/resources/avaje-logger.properties b/ebean-migration/src/test/resources/avaje-logger.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09ff393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ebean-migration/src/test/resources/avaje-logger.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+logger.format=plain
+
+## default log level to use when running tests
+logger.defaultLogLevel=INFO
+
+## some test specific log levels
+log.level.io.ebean=TRACE
diff --git a/test-native-image/pom.xml b/test-native-image/pom.xml
index 2b2bc82..402a6d8 100644
--- a/test-native-image/pom.xml
+++ b/test-native-image/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.ebean</groupId>
       <artifactId>ebean-test-containers</artifactId>
-      <version>7.3</version>
+      <version>7.14</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>