diff --git a/sqlscripts/jaeger-index-alter.tmpl.sql b/sqlscripts/jaeger-index-alter.tmpl.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..04768bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlscripts/jaeger-index-alter.tmpl.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE {{.SpansIndexTable}}
+{{if .Replication}}ON CLUSTER '{cluster}'{{end}}
+MODIFY {{.TTLTimestamp}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-alter.tmpl.sql b/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-alter.tmpl.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f60d8bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-alter.tmpl.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE {{.SpansTable}}
+{{if .Replication}}ON CLUSTER '{cluster}'{{end}}
+MODIFY {{.TTLTimestamp}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-archive-alter.tmpl.sql b/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-archive-alter.tmpl.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1061b46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlscripts/jaeger-spans-archive-alter.tmpl.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ALTER TABLE {{.SpansArchiveTable}}
+{{if .Replication}}ON CLUSTER '{cluster}'{{end}}
+MODIFY {{.TTLTimestamp}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/storage/store.go b/storage/store.go
index 14a559ce..56c6c7ad 100644
--- a/storage/store.go
+++ b/storage/store.go
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ func runInitScripts(logger hclog.Logger, db *sql.DB, cfg Configuration) error {
 		sqlStatements = append(sqlStatements, render(templates, "jaeger-spans.tmpl.sql", args))
 		sqlStatements = append(sqlStatements, render(templates, "jaeger-spans-archive.tmpl.sql", args))
 
+		if cfg.TTLDays > 0 {
+			sqlStatements = append(sqlStatements, render(templates, "jaeger-index-alter.tmpl.sql", args))
+			sqlStatements = append(sqlStatements, render(templates, "jaeger-spans-alter.tmpl.sql", args))
+			sqlStatements = append(sqlStatements, render(templates, "jaeger-spans-archive-alter.tmpl.sql", args))
+		}
+
 		if cfg.Replication {
 			// Now these tables omit the "_local" suffix
 			distargs := distributedTableArgs{