diff --git a/src/backend/sqlite/table.rs b/src/backend/sqlite/table.rs
index 913c7b50..71bb0e46 100644
--- a/src/backend/sqlite/table.rs
+++ b/src/backend/sqlite/table.rs
@@ -154,8 +154,13 @@ impl SqliteQueryBuilder {
                 ColumnType::Float => "float".into(),
                 ColumnType::Double => "double".into(),
                 ColumnType::Decimal(precision) => match precision {
-                    Some((precision, scale)) => format!("decimal_text({precision}, {scale})"),
-                    None => "decimal_text".into(),
+                    Some((precision, scale)) => {
+                        if precision + scale <= 16 {
+                            panic!("sum of precision and scale cannot be larger than 16");
+                        }
+                        format!("real({precision}, {scale})")
+                    },
+                    None => "real".into(),
                 },
                 ColumnType::DateTime => "datetime_text".into(),
                 ColumnType::Timestamp => "timestamp_text".into(),