diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/Field.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/Field.java
index 2beb1d2941..a4cc3c76e7 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/Field.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/postgresql/Field.java
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public class Field
 	  sql_type = Types.TIME;
 	else if (type_name.equals("abstime"))
 	  sql_type = Types.TIMESTAMP;
+	else if (type_name.equals("timestamp"))
+	  sql_type = Types.TIMESTAMP;
 	else
 	  sql_type = Types.OTHER;
       }