diff --git a/src/next/jdbc/result_set.clj b/src/next/jdbc/result_set.clj
index cb30397..4a2c157 100644
--- a/src/next/jdbc/result_set.clj
+++ b/src/next/jdbc/result_set.clj
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
   "An example column-reader that still uses `.getObject` but expands CLOB
   columns into strings."
   [^ResultSet rs ^ResultSetMetaData _ ^Integer i]
-  (when-let [value (.getObject rs i)]
+  (let [value (.getObject rs i)]
     (cond-> value
       (instance? Clob value)
       (clob->string))))