diff --git a/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.spec.ts b/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.spec.ts
index 311142309..05f696e07 100644
--- a/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.spec.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('Sql Schema Column Translator', () => {
 
         describe('string fields', () => {
             test('string', () => {
-                expect( env.schemaTranslator.columnToDbColumnSql({ name: ctx.fieldName, type: 'text', subtype: 'string' }) ).toEqual(`${escapeId(ctx.fieldName)} VARCHAR(2048)`)
+                expect( env.schemaTranslator.columnToDbColumnSql({ name: ctx.fieldName, type: 'text', subtype: 'string' }) ).toEqual(`${escapeId(ctx.fieldName)} TEXT`)
             })
 
             test('string with length', () => {
diff --git a/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.ts b/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.ts
index 0f268f426..557e4d656 100644
--- a/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.ts
+++ b/libs/external-db-mssql/src/sql_schema_translator.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export default class SchemaColumnTranslator {
                 return 'SMALLDATETIME'
 
             case 'text_string':
-                return `VARCHAR${this.parseLength(precision)}`
+                return precision ? `VARCHAR${this.parseLength(precision)}` : 'TEXT'
 
             case 'text_small':
             case 'text_medium':