diff --git a/src/motherduck_destination_server.cpp b/src/motherduck_destination_server.cpp
index d9511cb..cbbac64 100644
--- a/src/motherduck_destination_server.cpp
+++ b/src/motherduck_destination_server.cpp
@@ -207,18 +207,26 @@ grpc::Status DestinationSdkImpl::DescribeTable(
       return ::grpc::Status(::grpc::StatusCode::OK, "");
     }
 
+    mdlog::info("Endpoint <DescribeTable>: table exists; getting columns");
     auto duckdb_columns = describe_table(*con, table_name);
+    mdlog::info("Endpoint <DescribeTable>: got columns");
 
     fivetran_sdk::Table *table = response->mutable_table();
     table->set_name(get_table_name(request));
 
     for (auto &col : duckdb_columns) {
+      mdlog::info("Endpoint <DescribeTable>:   processing column " + col.name);
       fivetran_sdk::Column *ft_col = table->mutable_columns()->Add();
       ft_col->set_name(col.name);
-      ft_col->set_type(get_fivetran_type(col.type));
+      const auto fivetran_type = get_fivetran_type(col.type);
+      mdlog::info("Endpoint <DescribeTable>:   column type = " +
+                  std::to_string(fivetran_type));
+      ft_col->set_type(fivetran_type);
       ft_col->set_primary_key(col.primary_key);
-      ft_col->mutable_decimal()->set_precision(col.width);
-      ft_col->mutable_decimal()->set_scale(col.scale);
+      if (fivetran_type == fivetran_sdk::DECIMAL) {
+        ft_col->mutable_decimal()->set_precision(col.width);
+        ft_col->mutable_decimal()->set_scale(col.scale);
+      }
     }
 
   } catch (const std::exception &e) {
diff --git a/src/sql_generator.cpp b/src/sql_generator.cpp
index 8c91106..2d1ca9e 100644
--- a/src/sql_generator.cpp
+++ b/src/sql_generator.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ std::vector<column_def> describe_table(duckdb::Connection &con,
   // TBD is_identity is never set, used is_nullable=no temporarily but really
   // should use duckdb_constraints table.
 
-  // TBD scale/precision
   std::vector<column_def> columns;
 
   auto query = "SELECT "
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ std::vector<column_def> describe_table(duckdb::Connection &con,
     duckdb::LogicalTypeId column_type =
         static_cast<duckdb::LogicalTypeId>(row.GetValue(1).GetValue<int8_t>());
     column_def col{row.GetValue(0).GetValue<duckdb::string>(), column_type,
-                   row.GetValue(2).GetValue<bool>()};
+                   row.GetValue(2).GetValue<bool>(), 0, 0};
     if (column_type == duckdb::LogicalTypeId::DECIMAL) {
       col.width = row.GetValue(3).GetValue<uint32_t>();
       col.scale = row.GetValue(4).GetValue<uint32_t>();
diff --git a/test/integration/test_server.cpp b/test/integration/test_server.cpp
index acc322e..8051670 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_server.cpp
+++ b/test/integration/test_server.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CreateTable, DescribeTable for existing table, AlterTable",
       REQUIRE(response.table().columns(0).name() == "id");
       REQUIRE(response.table().columns(0).type() ==
               ::fivetran_sdk::DataType::STRING);
+      REQUIRE_FALSE(response.table().columns(0).has_decimal());
     }
   }
 
@@ -1164,6 +1165,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Test all types with create and describe table") {
     REQUIRE(response.table().columns(2).name() == "col_decimal");
     REQUIRE(response.table().columns(2).type() ==
             ::fivetran_sdk::DataType::DECIMAL);
+    REQUIRE(response.table().columns(2).has_decimal());
     REQUIRE(response.table().columns(2).decimal().scale() == 11);
     REQUIRE(response.table().columns(2).decimal().precision() == 20);
     REQUIRE_FALSE(response.table().columns(2).primary_key());