diff --git a/src/db_odbc.nim b/src/db_odbc.nim
index 4c33a5a82f..7b59f8313e 100644
--- a/src/db_odbc.nim
+++ b/src/db_odbc.nim
@@ -330,7 +330,11 @@ iterator instantRows*(db: var DbConn, query: SqlQuery,
 
 proc `[]`*(row: InstantRow, col: int): string {.inline.} =
   ## Returns text for given column of the row
-  row.row[col]
+  $row.row[col]
+
+proc unsafeColumnAt*(row: InstantRow, index: int): cstring {.inline.} =
+  ## Return cstring of given column of the row
+  row.row[index]
 
 proc len*(row: InstantRow): int {.inline.} =
   ## Returns number of columns in the row