diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ddaf7c6..b50636ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 8.20.2 (unreleased)
+### Implementation changes and bug fixes
+- [PR #1690](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1690): Check for `isTextType` in panic-proof way.
+
 ## 8.20.2 (February 16th 2024)
 ### Implementation changes and bug fixes
 - [PR #1685](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1685): Rename a Proto (but not its fields).
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index 76959ee5..ee65d5f1 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -1430,8 +1430,10 @@ func normalizeRowValues(row []interface{}, types []string) ([]*command.Parameter
 			}
 		case []byte:
 			if isTextType(types[i]) {
-				values[i].Value = &command.Parameter_S{
-					S: string(val),
+				values[i] = &command.Parameter{
+					Value: &command.Parameter_S{
+						S: string(val),
+					},
 				}
 			} else {
 				values[i] = &command.Parameter{
diff --git a/db/db_common_test.go b/db/db_common_test.go
index 5c3662d3..476ce017 100644
--- a/db/db_common_test.go
+++ b/db/db_common_test.go
@@ -146,6 +146,35 @@ func testSQLiteTimeTypes(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testSQLiteRandomBlob(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
+	_, err := db.ExecuteStringStmt("CREATE TABLE large_data (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, large_text TEXT)")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create table: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	_, err = db.ExecuteStringStmt(`
+	WITH RECURSIVE generate_large_data(id, large_text) AS (
+		SELECT 1, randomblob(1)
+		UNION ALL
+		SELECT id + 1, randomblob(1)
+		FROM generate_large_data
+		WHERE id < 2
+	)
+	INSERT INTO large_data(id, large_text)
+	SELECT id, large_text FROM generate_large_data
+	`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create table: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	r, err := db.QueryStringStmt("SELECT * FROM large_data LIMIT 1")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to query master table: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(asJSON(r), "large_text") {
+		// Just check that it doesn't panic.
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected results for query, expected large_text, got %s", asJSON(r))
+	}
+}
+
 func testNotNULLField(t *testing.T, db *DB) {
 	_, err := db.ExecuteStringStmt("CREATE TABLE foo (id INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1558,6 +1587,7 @@ func Test_DatabaseCommonOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		{"SQLiteMasterTable", testSQLiteMasterTable},
 		{"SQLiteTimeTypes", testSQLiteTimeTypes},
 		{"NotNULLField", testNotNULLField},
+		{"RandomBlob", testSQLiteRandomBlob},
 		{"EmptyStatements", testEmptyStatements},
 		{"SimpleSingleStatements", testSimpleSingleStatements},
 		{"SimpleStatementsNumeric", testSimpleStatementsNumeric},