diff --git a/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/overview_stats.py b/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/overview_stats.py
index e059ff33770ee..fa1fd74f2eaf7 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/overview_stats.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/overview_stats.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class WebOverviewStatsQueryRunner(WebAnalyticsQueryRunner):
     def to_query(self) -> ast.SelectQuery | ast.SelectUnionQuery:
         with self.timings.measure("date_expr"):
             # TODO use the date range, with a previous period, trends query does this so look at that for insp
-            start = parse_expr("today() - 14")
-            mid = parse_expr("today() - 7")
-            end = parse_expr("today()")
+            start = parse_expr("today() - 14", backend="cpp")
+            mid = parse_expr("today() - 7", backend="cpp")
+            end = parse_expr("today()", backend="cpp")
         with self.timings.measure("overview_stats_query"):
             overview_stats_query = parse_select(
                 """
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def to_query(self) -> ast.SelectQuery | ast.SelectUnionQuery:
                 """,
                 timings=self.timings,
                 placeholders={"start": start, "mid": mid, "end": end, "event_properties": self.event_properties()},
+                backend="cpp",
             )
         return overview_stats_query
 
diff --git a/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/stats_table.py b/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/stats_table.py
index e70cf4a115651..12e739413f2d1 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/stats_table.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql_queries/web_analytics/stats_table.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def to_query(self) -> ast.SelectQuery | ast.SelectUnionQuery:
                     "session_having": self.session_having(),
                     "breakdown_by": self.bounce_breakdown(),
                 },
+                backend="cpp",
             )
         with self.timings.measure("counts_query"):
             counts_query = parse_select(
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def to_query(self) -> ast.SelectQuery | ast.SelectUnionQuery:
                     "counts_where": self.events_where(),
                     "breakdown_by": self.counts_breakdown(),
                 },
+                backend="cpp",
             )
         with self.timings.measure("top_pages_query"):
             top_sources_query = parse_select(
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ def to_query(self) -> ast.SelectQuery | ast.SelectUnionQuery:
                     "counts_query": counts_query,
                     "bounce_rate_query": bounce_rate_query,
                 },
+                backend="cpp",
             )
         return top_sources_query