diff --git a/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/oracle/OracleDdlReader.java b/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/oracle/OracleDdlReader.java
index d1ccbb2419..42bb361d60 100644
--- a/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/oracle/OracleDdlReader.java
+++ b/symmetric-jdbc/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/db/platform/oracle/OracleDdlReader.java
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ protected Column readColumn(DatabaseMetaDataWrapper metaData, Map<String, Object
                 }
             } else if (column.getScale() <= -127 || column.getScale() >= 127) {
                 if (column.getSizeAsInt() == 0) {
+                    /*
+                     * Latest oracle jdbc drivers for 11g return (0,-127) for
+                     * types defined as integer resulting in bad mappings
+                     */
                     column.setMappedTypeCode(Types.INTEGER);
                 } else if (column.getSizeAsInt() <= 63) {
                     column.setMappedTypeCode(Types.REAL);