diff --git a/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.cpp b/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.cpp
index 1c65c34d3..60a0a457e 100644
--- a/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.cpp
+++ b/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.cpp
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void BulkLoadBuffer::convert(char* field, int fieldLength,
                     errno   = 0;
 
                     origVal = strtoll(field, 0, 10);
-                    
+
                     if (errno == ERANGE)
                         bSatVal = true;
                 }
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void BulkLoadBuffer::convert(char* field, int fieldLength,
                         strcpy(field, "1");
                         fieldLength = 1;
                     }
-                    
+
                     if ( (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::DECIMAL ) ||
                             (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::UDECIMAL))
                     {
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ void BulkLoadBuffer::convert(char* field, int fieldLength,
                             strcpy(field, "1");
                             fieldLength = 1;
                         }
-                        
+
                         if ( (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::DECIMAL) ||
                                 (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::UDECIMAL))
                         {
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ void BulkLoadBuffer::convert(char* field, int fieldLength,
                             strcpy(field, "1");
                             fieldLength = 1;
                         }
-                    
+
                         if ( (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::DECIMAL) ||
                                 (column.dataType == CalpontSystemCatalog::UDECIMAL))
                         {
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ int  BulkLoadBuffer::parseCol(ColumnInfo& columnInfo)
                 tokenNullFlag = true;
             }
 
-            // convert the data into appropriate format.
+            // convert the data into appropriate format and update CP values
             convert(field, tokenLength, tokenNullFlag,
                     buf + i * columnInfo.column.width,
                     columnInfo.column, bufStats);
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ int  BulkLoadBuffer::parseCol(ColumnInfo& columnInfo)
 
                 lastInputRowInExtent += columnInfo.rowsPerExtent();
 
-                if (isUnsigned(columnInfo.column.dataType))
+                if (isUnsigned(columnInfo.column.dataType) || isCharType(columnInfo.column.dataType))
                 {
                     bufStats.minBufferVal = static_cast<int64_t>(MAX_UBIGINT);
                     bufStats.maxBufferVal = static_cast<int64_t>(MIN_UBIGINT);
diff --git a/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.h b/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.h
index 6f2a431fa..2d1094d5a 100644
--- a/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.h
+++ b/writeengine/bulk/we_bulkloadbuffer.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     int64_t satCount;
     BLBufferStats(ColDataType colDataType) : satCount(0)
     {
-        if (isUnsigned(colDataType))
+        if (isUnsigned(colDataType) || isCharType(colDataType))
         {
             minBufferVal = static_cast<int64_t>(MAX_UBIGINT);
             maxBufferVal = static_cast<int64_t>(MIN_UBIGINT);