diff --git a/sql/01-enable_versioning.sql b/sql/01-enable_versioning.sql
index 1d7ac12e..97f13046 100644
--- a/sql/01-enable_versioning.sql
+++ b/sql/01-enable_versioning.sql
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ BEGIN
     'CREATE TABLE ' || v_revision_table || '(' ||
         '_revision_created INTEGER NOT NULL,' ||
         '_revision_expired INTEGER,' ||
+        'CONSTRAINT expired_after_created CHECK ( _revision_created < _revision_expired ), ' ||
         'LIKE ' || v_table_oid::text ||
     ');';
     BEGIN
@@ -245,3 +246,64 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 DROP EVENT TRIGGER IF EXISTS _ver_abort_drop_of_versioned_table;
 CREATE EVENT TRIGGER _ver_abort_drop_of_versioned_table
 ON sql_drop EXECUTE PROCEDURE _ver_abort_drop_of_versioned_table();
+
+--
+-- Fix existing revision table definitions if coming from a version prior to 1.8.0
+--
+-- WARNING: this needs to be sourced _before_ the script defining
+--          ver_version() function
+-- {
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    old_version TEXT;
+    rec RECORD;
+    sql TEXT;
+BEGIN
+    BEGIN
+        -- version can be in the form '1.3.3 more-info-here'
+        old_version := regexp_replace(
+            regexp_replace(@extschema@.ver_version(), ' .*', ''),
+            '[^0-9.].*', ''
+        );
+    EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_function THEN
+        RAISE DEBUG 'ver_version not available, '
+                    'we are either doing a new install '
+                    'or coming from version before 1.3';
+    END;
+
+    RAISE WARNING 'OLD VERSION IS %', old_version;
+
+    -- We only need to update table definitions when coming
+    -- from versions 1.7 or earlier.
+    -- NOTE: coming from 1.8.0dev won't update triggers
+    IF ( string_to_array(old_version, '.')::int[] >= ARRAY[1,8,0] )
+    THEN
+        RETURN;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- We only need to update table definitions when any table
+    -- is known as versioned. NOTE: we do this before using
+    -- functions that may not even be present in the database
+    -- (as it happens on first install)
+    --
+    IF ( NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM @extschema@.versioned_tables ) )
+    THEN
+        RETURN;
+    END IF;
+
+    RAISE NOTICE 'Updating definition of revision tables';
+    FOR rec IN
+        SELECT
+            @extschema@.ver_get_version_table_full(schema_name, table_name)
+            AS rt
+        FROM @extschema@.ver_get_versioned_tables()
+    LOOP
+        sql := format('ALTER TABLE %s ADD CONSTRAINT expired_after_created '
+                      'CHECK ( _revision_created < _revision_expired)',
+                      rec.rt);
+        RAISE DEBUG 'Executing %', sql;
+        EXECUTE sql;
+    END LOOP;
+END
+$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
+--}
diff --git a/test/sql/base.pg b/test/sql/base.pg
index cf44a9b8..407d0bd5 100644
--- a/test/sql/base.pg
+++ b/test/sql/base.pg
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 BEGIN;
 
-SELECT plan(181);
+SELECT plan(183);
 
 SELECT has_schema( 'table_version' );
 SELECT has_table( 'table_version', 'revision', 'Should have revision table' );
@@ -782,6 +782,16 @@ SELECT lives_ok($$ SELECT table_version.ver_complete_revision() $$);
 SELECT lives_ok($$ SELECT setval('table_version.revision_id_seq', 1, true) $$);
 
 SELECT lives_ok($$ SELECT table_version.ver_create_revision('r2') $$); -- 1
+
+SELECT throws_like( $$ UPDATE t set v = 'a2' WHERE k = 1 $$,
+    '%violates check constraint%',
+    'ver_create_revision bails out on revision sequence disorder'
+);
+
+SELECT lives_ok($$
+ ALTER TABLE table_version.public_t_revision DROP CONSTRAINT expired_after_created
+$$);
+
 SELECT lives_ok($$ UPDATE t set v = 'a2' WHERE k = 1 $$);
 SELECT lives_ok($$ SELECT table_version.ver_complete_revision() $$);