diff --git a/hexlib/db.py b/hexlib/db.py
index 417e0da..b919e91 100644
--- a/hexlib/db.py
+++ b/hexlib/db.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def _serialize(value):
 
 
 def _deserialize(value, col_type):
-    if col_type == "blob":
+    if col_type.lower() == "blob":
         return base64.b64decode(value)
     return value
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d5bcc48..2f7bb38 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="hexlib",
-    version="1.80",
+    version="1.81",
     description="Misc utility methods",
     author="simon987",
     author_email="me@simon987.net",