diff --git a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/__init__.py b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/__init__.py
index a3524f378e1a7..d5902480986f1 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/__init__.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/__init__.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def get_column_hints(engine: Engine, schema_name: str, table_name: str) -> dict[
         columns[column_name] = {
             "data_type": "decimal",
             "precision": numeric_precision or 76,
-            "scale": numeric_scale or 16,
+            "scale": numeric_scale or 32,
         }
 
     return columns
diff --git a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/test/test_sql_database.py b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/test/test_sql_database.py
index d604d1e38c35b..edf217c4a67a4 100644
--- a/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/test/test_sql_database.py
+++ b/posthog/temporal/data_imports/pipelines/sql_database/test/test_sql_database.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_get_column_hints_numeric_with_missing_scale_and_precision():
     mock_engine = _setup([("column", "numeric", None, None)])
 
     assert get_column_hints(mock_engine, "some_schema", "some_table") == {
-        "column": {"data_type": "decimal", "precision": 76, "scale": 16}
+        "column": {"data_type": "decimal", "precision": 76, "scale": 32}
     }