diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index efe88336..c5f24407 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ dependencies {
     compile "org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:$jacksonVersion"
     compile "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:$slf4jVersion"
     compile "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion"
-    testRuntime "log4j:log4j:$log4jVersion"
-    testRuntime "org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:$slf4jVersion"
 
     // Testing
     testCompile("org.springframework:spring-test:$springVersion") {
@@ -75,7 +73,9 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "org.mockito:mockito-core:$mockitoVersion"
 
     testCompile "javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0", optional
+	testRuntime "log4j:log4j:$log4jVersion"
 	testCompile "org.apache.derby:derbyLocale_zh_TW:10.9.1.0"
+	testRuntime "org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:$slf4jVersion"
 }
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.6
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/query/StringBasedGemfireRepositoryQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/query/StringBasedGemfireRepositoryQuery.java
index ee7f908d..a239134c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/query/StringBasedGemfireRepositoryQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/repository/query/StringBasedGemfireRepositoryQuery.java
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.CollectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.query.SelectResults;
 import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.query.internal.ResultsBag;
+import com.gemstone.gemfire.cache.query.internal.ResultsCollectionPdxDeserializerWrapper;
 
 /**
  * {@link GemfireRepositoryQuery} using plain {@link String} based OQL queries.
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ public class StringBasedGemfireRepositoryQuery extends GemfireRepositoryQuery {
 	 */
 	private Collection<?> toCollection(Object source) {
 
+		if (source instanceof SelectResults) {
+			return ((SelectResults) source).asList();
+		}
+
 		if (source instanceof ResultsBag) {
 			ResultsBag bag = (ResultsBag) source;
 			return bag.asList();