diff --git a/scripts/import-printstream.php b/scripts/import-printstream.php
index 7392d48..e933af5 100644
--- a/scripts/import-printstream.php
+++ b/scripts/import-printstream.php
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ WHERE ISNULL(s.[COMPLETED],'')  <> 'Y'
 // Notes query — fetches all MDP notes for a list of QuoteNo values in one round-trip.
 // PHP concatenates lines per QuoteNo. Token placeholder: __QUOTENOS__
 $psNotesSqlBase = "
-SELECT n.[RELATED TO] AS QuoteNo, ISNULL(n.[NOTE],'') AS NoteLine
+SELECT n.[RELATED TO] AS QuoteNo, ISNULL(CAST(n.[NOTE] AS VARCHAR(4000)),'') AS NoteLine
 FROM dbo.NOTES AS n
 WHERE n.[MODULE] = 'MDP'
   AND n.[RELATED TO] IN (__QUOTENOS__)