diff --git a/storage/connect/myconn.cpp b/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
index ea0425d3fae..5f121cf1d9d 100644
--- a/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/myconn.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ PQRYRES MyColumns(PGLOBAL g, const char *host, const char *db,
     // Get type, type name, and precision
     fld = myc.GetCharField(1);
     prec = 0;
-    len = 256;            // Default for text or blob
+    len = 255;            // Default for text or blob
 
     if ((nf = sscanf(fld, "%[^(](%d,%d", cmd, &len, &prec)) < 1) {
       sprintf(g->Message, MSG(BAD_FIELD_TYPE), fld);
diff --git a/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp b/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
index 6d91a444d5e..2ccb594439f 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ bool TDBMYSQL::MakeSelect(PGLOBAL g)
   if (To_Filter)
     strcat(strcat(Query, " WHERE "), To_Filter);
 
+  if (trace)
+    htrc("Query=%s\n", Query);
+
   // Now we know how much to suballocate
   PlugSubAlloc(g, NULL, strlen(Query) + 1);
   return FALSE;