diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/X509Certificate.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/X509Certificate.java
index b1db21b72..cff1a3c9d 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/X509Certificate.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/X509Certificate.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.domain;
 
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Type;
 import org.hibernate.envers.Audited;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 public class X509Certificate extends AbstractXMLObject implements org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.X509Certificate {
     @Column(name = "x509CertificateValue")
     @Lob
+    @Type(type = "org.hibernate.type.TextType")
     private String value;
 
     @Nullable
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@ public String getValue() {
     public void setValue(@Nullable String value) {
         this.value = value;
     }
-}
+}
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