diff --git a/extensions/trunk/org.eclipse.persistence.platform.database.maxdb/src/org/eclipse/persistence/extensions/platform/database/MaxDBPlatform.java b/extensions/trunk/org.eclipse.persistence.platform.database.maxdb/src/org/eclipse/persistence/extensions/platform/database/MaxDBPlatform.java
index 84930c7..6c24a34 100644
--- a/extensions/trunk/org.eclipse.persistence.platform.database.maxdb/src/org/eclipse/persistence/extensions/platform/database/MaxDBPlatform.java
+++ b/extensions/trunk/org.eclipse.persistence.platform.database.maxdb/src/org/eclipse/persistence/extensions/platform/database/MaxDBPlatform.java
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@
         /* byte[] < 8000 map to CHAR BYTE, longer ones to LONG BYTE */
         Class javaFieldType = field.getType();
         /*    backward mapping big_bad_table ser_data 10000    -      forwardmapper */
-        if( (javaFieldType == null && typeName.equals("CHAR")) || (javaFieldType != null && (javaFieldType.equals(Byte[].class) || javaFieldType.equals(byte[].class))) ) {
+        if( ( javaFieldType == null && "CHAR".equals(typeName) && "BYTE".equals(fieldType.getTypesuffix())) ||
+                (javaFieldType != null && (javaFieldType.equals(Byte[].class) || javaFieldType.equals(byte[].class))) ) {
             if(field.getSize() > 8000 || field.getSize() == 0)  {
                fieldType = new FieldTypeDefinition("LONG BYTE", false);
             }