diff --git a/castor/db/oracleCommon.sql b/castor/db/oracleCommon.sql
index dfcfe8a93a160fd0e6175a0931b790209feb61a6..66ea38618ca33a3bb7b2add43c0354e0e2b19e24 100644
--- a/castor/db/oracleCommon.sql
+++ b/castor/db/oracleCommon.sql
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ END;
 /* Small utility function to convert an hexadecimal string (8 digits) into a RAW(4) type */
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION strToRaw4(v VARCHAR2) RETURN RAW IS
 BEGIN
-  RETURN hexToRaw(ltrim(to_char(to_number(v, 'XXXXXXXX'), '0XXXXXXXX')));
+  RETURN hexToRaw(ltrim(to_char(to_number(v, 'XXXXXXXX'), '0XXXXXXX')));
 END;
 /