diff --git a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/db.py b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/db.py
index b58494d..b588441 100644
--- a/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/db.py
+++ b/ZMySQLDA/lib/python/Products/ZMySQLDA/db.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ hosed_connection = (
 
 def _mysql_timestamp_converter(s):
 	if len(s) < 14:
-		s = s + ["0"]*(14-len(s))
+		s = s + "0"*(14-len(s))
         parts = map(int, (s[:4],s[4:6],s[6:8],
                           s[8:10],s[10:12],s[12:14]))
 	return DateTime("%04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d" % tuple(parts))