diff --git a/src/odbc/mysql.sql b/src/odbc/mysql.sql
index be182bf5f..8e1d242c4 100644
--- a/src/odbc/mysql.sql
+++ b/src/odbc/mysql.sql
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ CREATE TABLE pubsub_state (
   nodeid bigint,
   jid text,
   affiliation character(1),
-  subscription character(1),
+  subscriptions text,
   stateid bigint auto_increment primary key
 ) CHARACTER SET utf8;
 CREATE INDEX i_pubsub_state_jid ON pubsub_state(jid(60));
diff --git a/src/odbc/pg.sql b/src/odbc/pg.sql
index d02a9154e..269262672 100644
--- a/src/odbc/pg.sql
+++ b/src/odbc/pg.sql
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ CREATE TABLE pubsub_state (
   nodeid bigint REFERENCES pubsub_node(nodeid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   jid text,
   affiliation character(1),
-  subscription character(1),
+  subscriptions text,
   stateid SERIAL UNIQUE
 );
 CREATE INDEX i_pubsub_state_jid ON pubsub_state USING btree (jid);