diff --git a/mysql/tables/llx_boxes.sql b/mysql/tables/llx_boxes.sql
index f5ce9e9b52b..944b22d711e 100644
--- a/mysql/tables/llx_boxes.sql
+++ b/mysql/tables/llx_boxes.sql
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ create table llx_boxes
   rowid       integer AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   box_id      integer NOT NULL,
   position    smallint NOT NULL,
-  box_order   smallint default 0 NOT NULL,
+  box_order   varchar(3) NOT NULL,
   fk_user	  integer default 0 NOT NULL
 )type=innodb;