diff --git a/go/logic/inspect.go b/go/logic/inspect.go
index ea8c3adca..bfe2c1eb2 100644
--- a/go/logic/inspect.go
+++ b/go/logic/inspect.go
@@ -779,8 +779,9 @@ func (this *Inspector) getSharedUniqueKeys(originalUniqueKeys, ghostUniqueKeys [
 	// the ALTER is on the name itself...
 	for _, originalUniqueKey := range originalUniqueKeys {
 		for _, ghostUniqueKey := range ghostUniqueKeys {
-			if originalUniqueKey.Columns.EqualsByNames(&ghostUniqueKey.Columns) {
+			if originalUniqueKey.Columns.IsSubsetOf(&ghostUniqueKey.Columns) {
 				uniqueKeys = append(uniqueKeys, originalUniqueKey)
+				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/go/logic/inspect_test.go b/go/logic/inspect_test.go
index ca6ad8254..ac24f35ef 100644
--- a/go/logic/inspect_test.go
+++ b/go/logic/inspect_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ func TestInspectGetSharedUniqueKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	origUniqKeys := []*sql.UniqueKey{
 		{Columns: *sql.NewColumnList([]string{"id", "item_id"})},
 		{Columns: *sql.NewColumnList([]string{"id", "org_id"})},
+		{Columns: *sql.NewColumnList([]string{"id"})},
 	}
 	ghostUniqKeys := []*sql.UniqueKey{
 		{Columns: *sql.NewColumnList([]string{"id", "item_id"})},
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ func TestInspectGetSharedUniqueKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	inspector := &Inspector{}
 	sharedUniqKeys := inspector.getSharedUniqueKeys(origUniqKeys, ghostUniqKeys)
-	require.Len(t, sharedUniqKeys, 2)
+	require.Len(t, sharedUniqKeys, 3)
 	require.Equal(t, "id,item_id", sharedUniqKeys[0].Columns.String())
 	require.Equal(t, "id,org_id", sharedUniqKeys[1].Columns.String())
+	require.Equal(t, "id", sharedUniqKeys[2].Columns.String())
 }
diff --git a/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/create.sql b/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/create.sql
index 5bb45f2a3..8f092e790 100644
--- a/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/create.sql
+++ b/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/create.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 drop table if exists gh_ost_test;
 create table gh_ost_test (
-  id int auto_increment,
+  id int not null,
   i int not null,
   ts timestamp,
   primary key(id)
-) auto_increment=1;
+);
 
 drop event if exists gh_ost_test;
 delimiter ;;
diff --git a/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/extra_args b/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/extra_args
index 379a77d85..6f66ccdb9 100644
--- a/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/extra_args
+++ b/localtests/fail-no-shared-uk/extra_args
@@ -1 +1 @@
---alter="drop primary key, add primary key (id, i)" 
+--alter="drop primary key, add primary key (i)" 
diff --git a/localtests/shared-uk/create.sql b/localtests/shared-uk/create.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bb45f2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/shared-uk/create.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+drop table if exists gh_ost_test;
+create table gh_ost_test (
+  id int auto_increment,
+  i int not null,
+  ts timestamp,
+  primary key(id)
+) auto_increment=1;
+
+drop event if exists gh_ost_test;
+delimiter ;;
+create event gh_ost_test
+  on schedule every 1 second
+  starts current_timestamp
+  ends current_timestamp + interval 60 second
+  on completion not preserve
+  enable
+  do
+begin
+  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 11, now());
+  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 13, now());
+  insert into gh_ost_test values (null, 17, now());
+end ;;
diff --git a/localtests/shared-uk/extra_args b/localtests/shared-uk/extra_args
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..379a77d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/localtests/shared-uk/extra_args
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--alter="drop primary key, add primary key (id, i)"