diff --git a/py_questdb/db_types.py b/py_questdb/db_types.py
index 4672668..72c4f49 100644
--- a/py_questdb/db_types.py
+++ b/py_questdb/db_types.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 TYPE_MAP = {
     "SYMBOL": str,
     "BOOLEAN": bool,
+    "SHORT": int,
     "LONG": int,
     "DOUBLE": float,
     "VARCHAR": str,