diff --git a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/lobs/LobsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/lobs/LobsTest.java
index baaca720b..4ec087e16 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/lobs/LobsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/microsoft/sqlserver/jdbc/unit/lobs/LobsTest.java
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ private void testInvalidLobs(Class lobClass, boolean isResultSet) throws SQLExce
                 datasize = packetSize;
                 break;
             case 1:
-                //NClobs are always 2 bytes per character, generate an even number only
-                datasize = packetSize + (ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(packetSize/2) * 2);
+                datasize = packetSize + ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(packetSize) + 1;
                 break;
             default:
                 datasize = packetSize - ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(packetSize);