diff --git a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/DependencyInjection/ChillMainExtension.php b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/DependencyInjection/ChillMainExtension.php
index 277e916a8..8507687bc 100644
--- a/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/DependencyInjection/ChillMainExtension.php
+++ b/src/Bundle/ChillMainBundle/DependencyInjection/ChillMainExtension.php
@@ -167,23 +167,33 @@ class ChillMainExtension extends Extension implements PrependExtensionInterface,
         $container->prependExtensionConfig('twig', $twigConfig);
 
         //add DQL function to ORM (default entity_manager)
-        $container->prependExtensionConfig('doctrine', array(
-           'orm' => array(
-              'dql' => array(
-                 'string_functions' => array(
-                    'unaccent' => Unaccent::class,
-                    'GET_JSON_FIELD_BY_KEY' => GetJsonFieldByKey::class,
-                    'AGGREGATE' => JsonAggregate::class,
-                    'REPLACE' => Replace::class,
-                 ),
-                 'numeric_functions' => [
-                    'JSONB_EXISTS_IN_ARRAY' => JsonbExistsInArray::class,
-                    'SIMILARITY' => Similarity::class,
-                    'OVERLAPSI' => OverlapsI::class
-                ]
-              )
-           )
-        ));
+        $container
+            ->prependExtensionConfig(
+                'doctrine',
+                [
+                    'orm' => [
+                        'dql' => [
+                            'string_functions' => [
+                                'unaccent' => Unaccent::class,
+                                'GET_JSON_FIELD_BY_KEY' => GetJsonFieldByKey::class,
+                                'AGGREGATE' => JsonAggregate::class,
+                                'REPLACE' => Replace::class,
+                            ],
+                            'numeric_functions' => [
+                                'JSONB_EXISTS_IN_ARRAY' => JsonbExistsInArray::class,
+                                'SIMILARITY' => Similarity::class,
+                                'OVERLAPSI' => OverlapsI::class,
+                            ],
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                    // This is mandatory since we are using postgis as database.
+                    'dbal' => [
+                        'mapping_types' => [
+                            'geometry' => 'string',
+                        ],
+                    ],
+                ],
+        );
 
         //add dbal types (default entity_manager)
         $container->prependExtensionConfig('doctrine', array(