diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/AbstractResult.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/AbstractResult.java
index 6e6f3edfe..ad2ec2e9c 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/AbstractResult.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/AbstractResult.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import java.sql.Ref;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Time;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
+import java.sql.Types;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -756,15 +757,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractResult
 
     public String getString(Object obj)
         throws SQLException {
-        return getStringInternal(translate(obj, null), null);
+        return getStringInternal(translate(obj, null), null,
+            obj instanceof Column && ((Column) obj).getType() == Types.CLOB);
     }
 
     public String getString(Column col, Joins joins)
         throws SQLException {
-        return getStringInternal(translate(col, joins), joins);
+        return getStringInternal(translate(col, joins), joins,
+            col.getType() == Types.CLOB);
     }
 
-    protected String getStringInternal(Object obj, Joins joins)
+    protected String getStringInternal(Object obj, Joins joins, boolean isClobString)
         throws SQLException {
         Object val = checkNull(getObjectInternal(obj, JavaTypes.STRING,
             null, joins));
diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/ResultSetResult.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/ResultSetResult.java
index 528439ff7..240cbf8c2 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/ResultSetResult.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/ResultSetResult.java
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ public class ResultSetResult
                 val = new Short(getShortInternal(obj, joins));
                 break;
             case JavaTypes.STRING:
-                return getStringInternal(obj, joins);
+                return getStringInternal(obj, joins,
+                    obj instanceof Column && ((Column) obj).getType() == Types.CLOB);
             case JavaTypes.OBJECT:
                 return _dict
                     .getBlobObject(_rs, ((Number) obj).intValue(), _store);
@@ -462,10 +463,11 @@ public class ResultSetResult
         return _dict.getShort(_rs, ((Number) obj).intValue());
     }
 
-    protected String getStringInternal(Object obj, Joins joins)
+    protected String getStringInternal(Object obj, Joins joins, boolean isClobString)
         throws SQLException {
-        if (obj instanceof Column && ((Column) obj).getType() == Types.CLOB)
-            return _dict.getClobString(_rs, findObject(obj, joins));
+        if (isClobString) {
+            return _dict.getClobString(_rs, ((Number) obj).intValue());
+        }
         return _dict.getString(_rs, ((Number) obj).intValue());
     }
 
@@ -489,9 +491,6 @@ public class ResultSetResult
         throws SQLException {
         if (obj instanceof Number)
             return obj;
-        // getStringInternal will take care the translation
-        if (obj instanceof Column && ((Column) obj).getType() == Types.CLOB)
-        	return obj;
         return Numbers.valueOf(findObject(obj, joins));
     }