diff --git a/src/db/dbTest.c b/src/db/dbTest.c
index f4e29d62a..b37f91d7b 100644
--- a/src/db/dbTest.c
+++ b/src/db/dbTest.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ long epicsShareAPI dbl(const char *precordTypename, const char *fields)
                     if (!strcmp(papfields[ifield], "recordType")) {
                         pvalue = dbGetRecordTypeName(pdbentry);
                     } else {
+			printf(", ");
                         continue;
                     }
                 } else {