diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/stats/server/persist/StatRecord.java b/src/java/com/threerings/stats/server/persist/StatRecord.java
index 38cf997a..972426ec 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/stats/server/persist/StatRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/stats/server/persist/StatRecord.java
@@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ public class StatRecord extends PersistentRecord
     @Column(name="STAT_CODE")
     public int statCode;
     
-    /** The data associated with the stat. */
-    @Column(name="STAT_DATA")
+    /**
+     * The data associated with the stat. TODO: BLOB will break on PostgreSQL, which in turn
+     * will serve as an excellent TODO reminder that we need to figure out how to deal properly.
+     */
+    @Column(name="STAT_DATA", type="BLOB")
     public byte[] statData;
 
     /**