Tests failing after a core patch changed the database

Hi all

I've just committed a patch (http://drupal.org/node/1495510) to the core Taxonomy module. The patch includes an addition of a database column. The automated tests fail, seemingly because the database that the tests are being run on doesn't have the extra field: http://qa.drupal.org/pifr/test/373168

Is that what's happening? If not, what's going on? Is there a way to make the tests pass?

Thanks!