diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/SqlTemplate.java b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/SqlTemplate.java
index a14fca3d78..9dc5606726 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/SqlTemplate.java
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/SqlTemplate.java
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ public String replaceTemplateVariables(IDbDialect dialect, DataEventType dml, Tr
         ColumnString columnString = buildColumnString(ORIG_TABLE_ALIAS, newTriggerValue,
                 newColumnPrefix, columns, dialect, dml, false, channel, trigger);
         ddl = AppUtils.replace("columns", columnString.toString(), ddl);
-        ddl = AppUtils.replace("oracleToClob", trigger.isUseCaptureLobs() ? "to_clob('')||" : "",
-                ddl);
 
         ddl = replaceDefaultSchemaAndCatalog(dialect, trigger, ddl);
 
@@ -320,6 +318,9 @@ public String replaceTemplateVariables(IDbDialect dialect, DataEventType dml, Tr
                 buildColumnString(ORIG_TABLE_ALIAS, oldTriggerValue, oldColumnPrefix, columns,
                         dialect, dml, true, channel, trigger).toString(), ddl);
         ddl = eval(columnString.isBlobClob, "containsBlobClobColumns", ddl);
+        
+        ddl = AppUtils.replace("oracleToClob", trigger.isUseCaptureLobs() ? "to_clob('')||" : "",
+                ddl);
 
         // some column templates need tableName and schemaName
         ddl = AppUtils.replace("tableName", history == null ? quote(trigger.getSourceTableName(), dialect)
diff --git a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/oracle.xml b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/oracle.xml
index 8956b8f049..16c00dca48 100644
--- a/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/oracle.xml
+++ b/symmetric/symmetric-core/src/main/resources/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/oracle.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 </property>
                 <property name="stringColumnTemplate" >
                     <value>
-                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', concat(concat('"',replace(replace($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)",'\','\\'),'"','\"')),'"'))]]>
+                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, $(oracleToClob)'', '"'||replace(replace($(oracleToClob)$(tableAlias)."$(columnName)",'\','\\'),'"','\"')||'"')]]>
                     </value>
                 </property>
                 <property name="clobColumnTemplate">
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                     </value>
                 </property>
                 <property name="numberColumnTemplate">
-                    <value>
+                    <value>	
                         <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', '"'||cast($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)" as number($[sym.oracle.template.precision]))||'"')]]>
                     </value>
                 </property>
@@ -130,17 +130,17 @@
                 </property>                
                 <property name="datetimeColumnTemplate" >
                     <value>
-                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', concat(concat('"',to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF3')),'"'))]]>
+                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', '"'||to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS.FF3'))||'"']]>
                     </value>
                 </property>               
                 <property name="dateColumnTemplate" >
                     <value>
-                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', concat(concat('"',to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')),'"'))]]>
+                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', '"'||to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'))||'"']]>
                     </value>
                 </property>
                 <property name="timeColumnTemplate" >
                     <value>
-                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', concat(concat('"',to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')),'"'))]]>
+                        <![CDATA[ decode($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", null, '', '"'||to_char($(tableAlias)."$(columnName)", 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS'))||'"']]>
                     </value>
                 </property>                
                 <property name="triggerConcatCharacter" value="||"/>