diff --git a/ExternalObjectVar.c b/ExternalObjectVar.c
index e1cb827..4974f4b 100644
--- a/ExternalObjectVar.c
+++ b/ExternalObjectVar.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ static PyObject *ExternalObjectVar_ConvertToPython(
     }
 
     switch (typeCode) {
+        case OCI_TYPECODE_CHAR:
+        case OCI_TYPECODE_VARCHAR:
         case OCI_TYPECODE_VARCHAR2:
             stringValue = OCIStringPtr(environment->handle,
                     * (OCIString**) value);