diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
index 87662e01766..a26817968de 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.c
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 		   
 		   
 		   
+		   
+		   
 
 #line 5 "strings.pgc"
 
 #line 1 "strings.h"
- char * s1 , * s2 , * s3 , * s4 , * s5 , * s6 ;
+ char * s1 , * s2 , * s3 , * s4 , * s5 , * s6 , * s7 , * s8 ;
 /* exec sql end declare section */
 #line 5 "strings.pgc"
 
@@ -64,14 +66,14 @@ int main(void)
   printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s\n", s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6);
 
   { ECPGdo(__LINE__, 0, 1, NULL, 0, ECPGst_normal, "select b'0010' , x'019ABcd'", ECPGt_EOIT, 
-	ECPGt_char,&(s1),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
+	ECPGt_char,&(s7),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, 
-	ECPGt_char,&(s2),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
+	ECPGt_char,&(s8),(long)0,(long)1,(1)*sizeof(char), 
 	ECPGt_NO_INDICATOR, NULL , 0L, 0L, 0L, ECPGt_EORT);}
 #line 26 "strings.pgc"
 
 
-  printf("%s %s\n", s1, s2);
+  printf("%s %s\n", s7, s8);
 
   { ECPGdisconnect(__LINE__, "CURRENT");}
 #line 30 "strings.pgc"
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
index 9f10ca0bf3a..8364d6bb7fa 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/expected/preproc-strings.stderr
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_process_output on line 25: correctly got 1 tuples with 2 fields
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_store_result on line 25: allocating memory for 1 tuples
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_get_data on line 25: RESULT: 0010 offset: -1; array: no
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
+[NO_PID]: ecpg_store_result on line 25: allocating memory for 1 tuples
+[NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_get_data on line 25: RESULT: 0000000110011010101111001101 offset: -1; array: no
 [NO_PID]: sqlca: code: 0, state: 00000
 [NO_PID]: ecpg_finish: connection ecpg1_regression closed
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.h b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.h
index 07c04f91039..edb5be5339e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.h
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ char	   *s1,
 		   *s3,
 		   *s4,
 		   *s5,
-		   *s6;
+		   *s6,
+		   *s7,
+		   *s8;
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
index ab7eef6896a..f3b253eb6d2 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/test/preproc/strings.pgc
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ int main(void)
   printf("%s %s %s %s %s %s\n", s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6);
 
   exec sql select b'0010', X'019ABcd'
-                  into :s1, :s2;
+                  into :s7, :s8;
 
-  printf("%s %s\n", s1, s2);
+  printf("%s %s\n", s7, s8);
 
   exec sql disconnect;
   return 0;