diff --git a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
index a890c3d..17dc61e 100644
--- a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
+++ b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ def to_py(rs, col):
 
 _to_boolean = _java_to_py('booleanValue')
 
+_to_string = _java_to_py('toString')
+
 _to_decimal = _java_to_py_bigdecimal()
 
 def _init_types(types_map):
@@ -719,5 +721,6 @@ def _init_converters(types_map):
     'INTEGER': _to_int,
     'SMALLINT': _to_int,
     'BOOLEAN': _to_boolean,
-    'BIT': _to_boolean
+    'BIT': _to_boolean,
+    'OTHER': _to_string
 }
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67a2d1d..1395b11 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 setup(
     #basic package data
     name = 'JayDeBeApi',
-    version = '1.2.3',
+    version = '1.2.4',
     author = 'Bastian Bowe',
     author_email = 'bastian.dev@gmail.com',
     license = 'GNU LGPL',