diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/hsqldb/HsqlDbDialect.java b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/hsqldb/HsqlDbDialect.java
index 119e9404e6..0c4d686663 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/hsqldb/HsqlDbDialect.java
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/db/hsqldb/HsqlDbDialect.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public boolean isBlobSyncSupported() {
     }
     
     public boolean isClobSyncSupported() {
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     public void disableSyncTriggers() {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public String getSelectLastInsertIdSql(String sequenceName) {
     }
 
     public boolean isCharSpacePadded() {
-        return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     public boolean isCharSpaceTrimmed() {
diff --git a/symmetric/src/main/resources/dialects/hsqldb.xml b/symmetric/src/main/resources/dialects/hsqldb.xml
index 0a7126698d..783f4bfdea 100644
--- a/symmetric/src/main/resources/dialects/hsqldb.xml
+++ b/symmetric/src/main/resources/dialects/hsqldb.xml
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@
                         </entry>
                         <entry key="updateTriggerTemplate">
                             <value>
-                                <![CDATA[
+                                <![CDATA[
+                                CREATE TRIGGER $(triggerName)_$(engineName)_$(triggerHistoryId) AFTER UPDATE ON $(tableName) FOR EACH ROW QUEUE 0 CALL "org.jumpmind.symmetric.db.hsqldb.HsqlDbTrigger"
                                 ]]>
                             </value>
                         </entry>
                         <entry key="deleteTriggerTemplate">
                             <value>
-                                <![CDATA[
+                                <![CDATA[
+                                CREATE TRIGGER $(triggerName)_$(engineName)_$(triggerHistoryId) AFTER DELETE ON $(tableName) FOR EACH ROW QUEUE 0 CALL "org.jumpmind.symmetric.db.hsqldb.HsqlDbTrigger"
                                 ]]>
                             </value>
                         </entry>