diff --git a/lib/rails-settings.rb b/lib/rails-settings.rb
index ab768535..0aeb0817 100644
--- a/lib/rails-settings.rb
+++ b/lib/rails-settings.rb
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@ def self.has_settings(*args, &block)
     extend RailsSettings::Scopes
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/lib/rails-settings/setting_object.rb b/lib/rails-settings/setting_object.rb
index 2397ed18..50a44b13 100644
--- a/lib/rails-settings/setting_object.rb
+++ b/lib/rails-settings/setting_object.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ class SettingObject < ActiveRecord::Base
       end
     end
 
-    serialize :value, Hash
+    if self.columns_hash['value'].type.to_sym == :text
+      serialize :value, Hash
+    end
 
     if RailsSettings.can_protect_attributes?
       # attr_protected can not be used here because it touches the database which is not connected yet.