diff --git a/erpnext/patches/april_2012/change_cacheitem_schema.py b/erpnext/patches/april_2012/change_cacheitem_schema.py
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+def execute():
+	import webnotes
+	webnotes.conn.sql("alter table __CacheItem modify `value` longtext")