--- mqtt/src/pubmqtt.c	2011/11/28 13:19:39	1.1.2.10
+++ mqtt/src/pubmqtt.c	2011/11/28 13:25:53	1.1.2.11
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ mqtt_rtlm_read_topic(sl_config *cfg, sqlite3 *sql, con
 
 	/* fill with data */
 	for (j = 0; j < rowz && sqlite3_step(stmt) == SQLITE_ROW; j++) {
-		s[j].sub_ret = *sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 0);
+		s[j].sub_ret = (char) sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 0);
 		s[j].sub_topic._base = strdup(sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 1));
 		s[j].sub_topic._size = strlen(s[j].sub_topic._base);
 		s[j].sub_value._base = strdup(sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 2));