diff --git a/application/migrations/273_external_account.php b/application/migrations/273_external_account.php
index e16ee227d..efdbe7ba5 100644
--- a/application/migrations/273_external_account.php
+++ b/application/migrations/273_external_account.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defined('BASEPATH') or exit('No direct script access allowed');
 class Migration_external_account extends CI_Migration {
 	
 	public function up() {
-		$this->dbtry("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN external_account TEXT DEFAULT NULL AFTER clubstation");
+		$this->dbtry("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN external_account JSON DEFAULT NULL AFTER clubstation");
 	}
 
 	public function down() {