diff --git a/config/dbstructure.config.php b/config/dbstructure.config.php
index a4728c15d..dcacce811 100644
--- a/config/dbstructure.config.php
+++ b/config/dbstructure.config.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 
 if (!defined('DB_UPDATE_VERSION')) {
-	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1299);
+	define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1300);
 }
 
 return [
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ return [
 		"comment" => "Background tasks queue entries",
 		"fields" => [
 			"id" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "extra" => "auto_increment", "primary" => "1", "comment" => "Auto incremented worker task id"],
-			"parameter" => ["type" => "mediumblob", "comment" => "Task command"],
+			"parameter" => ["type" => "mediumtext", "comment" => "Task command"],
 			"priority" => ["type" => "tinyint unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Task priority"],
 			"created" => ["type" => "datetime", "not null" => "1", "default" => DBA::NULL_DATETIME, "comment" => "Creation date"],
 			"pid" => ["type" => "int unsigned", "not null" => "1", "default" => "0", "comment" => "Process id of the worker"],
diff --git a/database.sql b/database.sql
index 7d0db4fa6..2102a9398 100644
--- a/database.sql
+++ b/database.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -- ------------------------------------------
 -- Friendica 2019.03-dev (The Tazmans Flax-lily)
--- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1299
+-- DB_UPDATE_VERSION 1300
 -- ------------------------------------------
 
 
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `worker-ipc` (
 --
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `workerqueue` (
 	`id` int unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment COMMENT 'Auto incremented worker task id',
-	`parameter` mediumblob COMMENT 'Task command',
+	`parameter` mediumtext COMMENT 'Task command',
 	`priority` tinyint unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Task priority',
 	`created` datetime NOT NULL DEFAULT '0001-01-01 00:00:00' COMMENT 'Creation date',
 	`pid` int unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 COMMENT 'Process id of the worker',