diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index 34ac340c..43cc9043 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $config['migration_enabled'] = TRUE;
 | be upgraded / downgraded to.
 |
 */
-$config['migration_version'] = 16;
+$config['migration_version'] = 17;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/application/controllers/Migrate.php b/application/controllers/Migrate.php
index e2fcaa0e..b47244a8 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Migrate.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Migrate.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     if ( ! $this->migration->latest()) {
       show_error($this->migration->error_string());
     }
+
   }
 
 } ?>
diff --git a/application/migrations/017_qslviavarchar.php b/application/migrations/017_qslviavarchar.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..880082e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/migrations/017_qslviavarchar.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+class Migration_qslviavarchar extends CI_Migration {
+
+        public function up()
+        {
+                $this->db->db_debug = false;
+                $this->db->query("ALTER TABLE TABLE_HRD_CONTACTS_V01 CHANGE COLUMN COL_QSL_VIA COL_QSL_VIA varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL;");
+                $this->db->db_debug = true;
+        }
+
+        public function down()
+        {
+                echo "Not possible, sorry.";
+        }
+}
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