diff --git a/+dj/+internal/Declare.m b/+dj/+internal/Declare.m
index d8f2b7d1..ef13d106 100644
--- a/+dj/+internal/Declare.m
+++ b/+dj/+internal/Declare.m
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         EXTERNAL_TABLE_ROOT = '~external'
         TYPE_PATTERN = struct( ...
             'NUMERIC', '^((tiny|small|medium|big)?int|decimal|double|float)', ...
-            'STRING', '^((var)?char|enum|date|(var)?year|time|timestamp)', ...
+            'STRING', '^((var)?char|enum|date|(var)?year|time|timestamp|(tiny|medium|long)?text))', ...
             'INTERNAL_BLOB', '^(tiny|medium|long)?blob$', ...
             'EXTERNAL_BLOB', '^blob@(?<store>[a-z]\w*)$', ...
             'INTERNAL_ATTACH', '^attach$', ...