diff --git a/modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e b/modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e
index de30e17..c9038b0 100644
--- a/modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e
+++ b/modules/blog/handler/blog_handler.e
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ feature -- HTML Output
 				lnk := blog_api.node_api.node_link (n)
 				a_output.append ("<p class=%"blog_list_summary%">")
 				if attached api.format (n.format) as f then
-					a_output.append (f.formatted_output (l_summary))
+					f.append_formatted_to (l_summary, a_output)
 				else
-					a_output.append (page.formats.default_format.formatted_output (l_summary))
+					page.formats.default_format.append_formatted_to (l_summary, a_output)
 				end
 				a_output.append ("<br />")
 				a_output.append (page.link ("See more...", lnk.location, Void))
diff --git a/src/persistence/sql/cms_storage_sql_i.e b/src/persistence/sql/cms_storage_sql_i.e
index 8798e22..4ddb2f3 100644
--- a/src/persistence/sql/cms_storage_sql_i.e
+++ b/src/persistence/sql/cms_storage_sql_i.e
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ feature -- Access
 			l_item := sql_item (a_index)
 			if attached {READABLE_STRING_8} l_item as l_string then
 				Result := l_string
+			elseif
+				attached {READABLE_STRING_32} l_item as l_string_32 and then
+				l_string_32.is_valid_as_string_8
+			then
+				Result := l_string_32.to_string_8
 			elseif attached {BOOLEAN} l_item as l_boolean then
 				Result := l_boolean.out
 			elseif attached {BOOLEAN_REF} l_item as l_boolean_ref then