diff --git a/migrations/schema.sql b/migrations/schema.sql
index fb633a9bf..2e3c04c4b 100644
--- a/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS backups(
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS eventlog(
     id VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
-    username VARCHAR(254) NOT NULL,
-    ip VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
-    creationTime TIMESTAMP,
     action VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
-    dataJson TEXT,
+    source JSON, /* { userId, username, ip }. userId can be null for cron,sysadmin */
+    data JSON, /* free flowing json based on action */
+    creationTime TIMESTAMP,
 
     PRIMARY KEY (id));