diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
index ae859181f67..1840f62ca5d 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/extrafields.class.php
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ class ExtraFields
 				$typedb='varchar';
 				$lengthdb='255';
 			} elseif (($type=='select') || ($type=='sellist') || ($type=='radio') ||($type=='checkbox') ||($type=='chkbxlst')){
-				$typedb='text';
-				$lengthdb='';
+				$typedb='varchar';
+				$lengthdb='255';
 			} elseif ($type=='link') {
 				$typedb='int';
 				$lengthdb='11';
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ class ExtraFields
 				$typedb='varchar';
 				$lengthdb='255';
 			} elseif (($type=='select') || ($type=='sellist') || ($type=='radio') || ($type=='checkbox') || ($type=='chkbxlst')) {
-				$typedb='text';
-				$lengthdb='';
+				$typedb='varchar';
+				$lengthdb='255';
 			} elseif ($type == 'html') {
 				$typedb='text';
 			} elseif ($type=='link') {