diff --git a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/sqlanywhere/SqlAnywhereTriggerTemplate.java b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/sqlanywhere/SqlAnywhereTriggerTemplate.java
index a63b4c9d6b..0a6cb2c1cd 100644
--- a/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/sqlanywhere/SqlAnywhereTriggerTemplate.java
+++ b/symmetric-client/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/sqlanywhere/SqlAnywhereTriggerTemplate.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.jumpmind.db.model.Column;
 import org.jumpmind.db.model.ColumnTypes;
 import org.jumpmind.db.model.Table;
+import org.jumpmind.db.model.TypeMap;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.db.AbstractTriggerTemplate;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.db.ISymmetricDialect;
 import org.jumpmind.symmetric.io.data.DataEventType;
@@ -288,4 +289,15 @@ protected String buildKeyVariablesDeclare(Column[] columns, String prefix) {
     protected String appendSemicolonAfterDeclare() {
         return "";
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean useTriggerTemplateForColumnTemplatesDuringInitialLoad(Column column) {
+        boolean result = super.useTriggerTemplateForColumnTemplatesDuringInitialLoad(column);
+        if (column != null) {
+            if (column.getJdbcTypeName() != null && column.getJdbcTypeName().toUpperCase().contains(TypeMap.VARBIT)) {
+                result = true;
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 }
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