diff --git a/app/DoctrineMigrations/Version20161118134328.php b/app/DoctrineMigrations/Version20161118134328.php
index b5413ddce..390e89ce6 100644
--- a/app/DoctrineMigrations/Version20161118134328.php
+++ b/app/DoctrineMigrations/Version20161118134328.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Version20161118134328 extends AbstractMigration implements ContainerAwareI
      */
     public function up(Schema $schema)
     {
-        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE '.$this->getTable('entry').' ADD http_status INT DEFAULT 0');
+        $this->addSql('ALTER TABLE '.$this->getTable('entry').' ADD http_status VARCHAR(3) DEFAULT NULL');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Entity/Entry.php b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Entity/Entry.php
index 31e594bf3..3cf9ac1a3 100644
--- a/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Entity/Entry.php
+++ b/src/Wallabag/CoreBundle/Entity/Entry.php
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ class Entry
     private $isPublic;
 
     /**
-     * @var int
+     * @var string
      *
-     * @ORM\Column(name="http_status", type="integer", nullable=true)
+     * @ORM\Column(name="http_status", type="text", nullable=true)
      *
      * @Groups({"entries_for_user", "export_all"})
      */