diff --git a/posthog/queries/column_optimizer/foss_column_optimizer.py b/posthog/queries/column_optimizer/foss_column_optimizer.py
index 320bd8ef27c67..c998d92480b5a 100644
--- a/posthog/queries/column_optimizer/foss_column_optimizer.py
+++ b/posthog/queries/column_optimizer/foss_column_optimizer.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ def columns_to_query(
             column = get_materialized_column_for_property(table, table_column, property_name)
             if column is not None and not column.is_nullable:
                 column_names.add(column.name)
+            else:
+                column_names.add(table_column)
         return column_names
 
     @cached_property