diff --git a/builtin/logical/database/backend.go b/builtin/logical/database/backend.go
index d605153a4..a72cdefd6 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/database/backend.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/database/backend.go
@@ -131,6 +131,21 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) DatabaseConfig(s logical.Storage, name string) (*Datab
 	return &config, nil
 }
 
+type upgradeStatements struct {
+	// This json tag has a typo in it, the new version does not. This
+	// necessitates this upgrade logic.
+	CreationStatements   string `json:"creation_statments"`
+	RevocationStatements string `json:"revocation_statements"`
+	RollbackStatements   string `json:"rollback_statements"`
+	RenewStatements      string `json:"renew_statements"`
+}
+
+type upgradeCheck struct {
+	// This json tag has a typo in it, the new version does not. This
+	// necessitates this upgrade logic.
+	Statements upgradeStatements `json:"statments"`
+}
+
 func (b *databaseBackend) Role(s logical.Storage, roleName string) (*roleEntry, error) {
 	entry, err := s.Get("role/" + roleName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -140,11 +155,24 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) Role(s logical.Storage, roleName string) (*roleEntry,
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	var upgradeCh upgradeCheck
+	if err := entry.DecodeJSON(&upgradeCh); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	var result roleEntry
 	if err := entry.DecodeJSON(&result); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	empty := upgradeCheck{}
+	if upgradeCh != empty {
+		result.Statements.CreationStatements = upgradeCh.Statements.CreationStatements
+		result.Statements.RevocationStatements = upgradeCh.Statements.RevocationStatements
+		result.Statements.RollbackStatements = upgradeCh.Statements.RollbackStatements
+		result.Statements.RenewStatements = upgradeCh.Statements.RenewStatements
+	}
+
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/logical/database/backend_test.go b/builtin/logical/database/backend_test.go
index 35d3639cd..64f5e868b 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/database/backend_test.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/database/backend_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,55 @@ func TestBackend_PluginMain(t *testing.T) {
 	postgresql.Run(apiClientMeta.GetTLSConfig())
 }
 
+func TestBackend_RoleUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
+
+	storage := &logical.InmemStorage{}
+	backend := &databaseBackend{}
+
+	roleEnt := &roleEntry{
+		Statements: dbplugin.Statements{
+			CreationStatements: "test",
+		},
+	}
+
+	entry, err := logical.StorageEntryJSON("role/test", roleEnt)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := storage.Put(entry); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	role, err := backend.Role(storage, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(role, roleEnt) {
+		t.Fatal("bad role %#v", role)
+	}
+
+	// Upgrade case
+	badJSON := `{"statments":{"creation_statments":"test","revocation_statements":"","rollback_statements":"","renew_statements":""}}`
+	entry = &logical.StorageEntry{
+		Key:   "role/test",
+		Value: []byte(badJSON),
+	}
+	if err := storage.Put(entry); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	role, err = backend.Role(storage, "test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(role, roleEnt) {
+		t.Fatal("bad role %#v", role)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestBackend_config_connection(t *testing.T) {
 	var resp *logical.Response
 	var err error
diff --git a/builtin/logical/database/path_roles.go b/builtin/logical/database/path_roles.go
index 69884cb3a..9404aee85 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/database/path_roles.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/database/path_roles.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (b *databaseBackend) pathRoleCreate() framework.OperationFunc {
 
 type roleEntry struct {
 	DBName     string              `json:"db_name" mapstructure:"db_name" structs:"db_name"`
-	Statements dbplugin.Statements `json:"statments" mapstructure:"statements" structs:"statments"`
+	Statements dbplugin.Statements `json:"statements" mapstructure:"statements" structs:"statements"`
 	DefaultTTL time.Duration       `json:"default_ttl" mapstructure:"default_ttl" structs:"default_ttl"`
 	MaxTTL     time.Duration       `json:"max_ttl" mapstructure:"max_ttl" structs:"max_ttl"`
 }