diff --git a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
index f89d301..ab75c49 100644
--- a/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
+++ b/jaydebeapi/__init__.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ _java_array_byte = None
 
 _handle_sql_exception = None
 
+old_jpype = False
+
 def _handle_sql_exception_jython():
     from java.sql import SQLException
     exc_info = sys.exc_info()
@@ -173,15 +175,17 @@ def _jdbc_connect_jpype(jclassname, url, driver_args, jars, libs):
         # jvm_path = ('/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk'
         #             '/jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so')
         jvm_path = jpype.getDefaultJVMPath()
-        jpype_ver = 0.
+        global old_jpype
         if hasattr(jpype, '__version__'):
             try:
                 ver_match = re.match('\d+\.\d+', jpype.__version__)
                 if ver_match:
                     jpype_ver = float(ver_match.group(0))
+                    if jpype_ver < 0.7:
+                        old_jpype = True
             except ValueError:
                 pass
-        if jpype_ver < 0.7:
+        if old_jpype:
             jpype.startJVM(jvm_path, *args)
         else:
             jpype.startJVM(jvm_path, *args, ignoreUnrecognized=True,
@@ -192,7 +196,11 @@ def _jdbc_connect_jpype(jclassname, url, driver_args, jars, libs):
         types = jpype.java.sql.Types
         types_map = {}
         for i in types.__javaclass__.getClassFields():
-            types_map[i.getName()] = i.__get__(i)
+            if old_jpype:
+                const = i.getStaticAttribute()
+            else:
+                const = i.__get__(i)
+            types_map[i.getName()] = const
         _init_types(types_map)
     global _java_array_byte
     if _java_array_byte is None: