diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/postgresdb/ExecutionEntity.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/postgresdb/ExecutionEntity.ts
index a627841c3b..8a7f691f0f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/postgresdb/ExecutionEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/postgresdb/ExecutionEntity.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ExecutionEntity implements IExecutionFlattedDb {
 	@Column()
 	finished: boolean;
 
-	@Column()
+	@Column('varchar')
 	mode: WorkflowExecuteMode;
 
 	@Column({ nullable: true })
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/databases/sqlite/ExecutionEntity.ts b/packages/cli/src/databases/sqlite/ExecutionEntity.ts
index e9be7170c5..825fed7fb5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/databases/sqlite/ExecutionEntity.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/databases/sqlite/ExecutionEntity.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export class ExecutionEntity implements IExecutionFlattedDb {
 	@Column()
 	finished: boolean;
 
-	@Column()
+	@Column('varchar')
 	mode: WorkflowExecuteMode;
 
 	@Column({ nullable: true })