diff --git a/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go b/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
index fb24204941..1a45d9895e 100644
--- a/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
+++ b/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
@@ -991,12 +991,12 @@ tip (depth) AS (
     GROUP BY all_entry.operatorbundle_name, all_entry.package_name, all_entry.channel_name
 ),
 merged_properties (bundle_name, merged) AS (
-  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', properties.type, 'value', properties.value))
+  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', CAST(properties.type AS TEXT), 'value', CAST(properties.value AS TEXT)))
     FROM properties
     GROUP BY operatorbundle_name
 ),
 merged_dependencies (bundle_name, merged) AS (
-  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', dependencies.type, 'value', CAST(dependencies.value AS TEXT)))
+  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', CAST(dependencies.type AS TEXT), 'value', CAST(dependencies.value AS TEXT)))
     FROM dependencies
     GROUP BY operatorbundle_name
 )
diff --git a/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query_sql_test.go b/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query_sql_test.go
index 73a19db705..ff33a91a99 100644
--- a/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query_sql_test.go
+++ b/staging/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query_sql_test.go
@@ -155,6 +155,37 @@ func TestListBundlesQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				require.False(rows.Next())
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:         "properties and depdendencies columns may be stored as sqlite type blob",
+			OmitManfests: true,
+			Setup: func(t *testing.T, db *sql.DB) {
+				for _, stmt := range []string{
+					`insert into package (name, default_channel) values ("package", "channel")`,
+					`insert into channel (name, package_name, head_operatorbundle_name) values ("channel", "package", "bundle")`,
+					`insert into operatorbundle (name, bundle) values ("bundle-a", "{}")`,
+					`insert into channel_entry (package_name, channel_name, operatorbundle_name, entry_id, depth) values ("package", "channel", "bundle-a", 1, 0)`,
+					`insert into properties (type, value, operatorbundle_name) values (CAST("blob_ptype" AS BLOB), CAST("blob_pvalue" AS BLOB), "bundle-a")`,
+					`insert into dependencies (type, value, operatorbundle_name) values (CAST("blob_dtype" AS BLOB), CAST("blob_dvalue" AS BLOB), "bundle-a")`,
+				} {
+					if _, err := db.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("unexpected error executing setup statements: %v", err)
+					}
+				}
+
+			},
+			Expect: func(t *testing.T, rows *sql.Rows) {
+				require := require.New(t)
+				require.True(rows.Next())
+				var (
+					props, deps sql.NullString
+					c           interface{}
+				)
+				require.NoError(rows.Scan(&c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &c, &deps, &props))
+				require.Equal(sql.NullString{Valid: true, String: `[{"type":"blob_ptype","value":"blob_pvalue"}]`}, props)
+				require.Equal(sql.NullString{Valid: true, String: `[{"type":"blob_dtype","value":"blob_dvalue"}]`}, deps)
+				require.False(rows.Next())
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Name:         "manifests not omitted with bundlepath",
 			OmitManfests: true,
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go b/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
index fb24204941..1a45d9895e 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-registry/pkg/sqlite/query.go
@@ -991,12 +991,12 @@ tip (depth) AS (
     GROUP BY all_entry.operatorbundle_name, all_entry.package_name, all_entry.channel_name
 ),
 merged_properties (bundle_name, merged) AS (
-  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', properties.type, 'value', properties.value))
+  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', CAST(properties.type AS TEXT), 'value', CAST(properties.value AS TEXT)))
     FROM properties
     GROUP BY operatorbundle_name
 ),
 merged_dependencies (bundle_name, merged) AS (
-  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', dependencies.type, 'value', CAST(dependencies.value AS TEXT)))
+  SELECT operatorbundle_name, json_group_array(json_object('type', CAST(dependencies.type AS TEXT), 'value', CAST(dependencies.value AS TEXT)))
     FROM dependencies
     GROUP BY operatorbundle_name
 )