diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/helpers/sqlUi/PgUi.js b/packages/nc-gui/helpers/sqlUi/PgUi.js
index b06b664883..6937fa7d93 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/helpers/sqlUi/PgUi.js
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/helpers/sqlUi/PgUi.js
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ export class PgUi {
         colProp.validate = { func: ['isCurrency'], args: [''], msg: ['Validation failed : Invalid Currency Format'] }
         break
       case 'Percent':
-        colProp.dt = 'double'
+        colProp.dt = 'float8'
         break
       case 'Duration':
         colProp.dt = 'int8'
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
index c8253078b8..faeba7b357 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/sqlUi/PgUi.ts
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ export class PgUi {
         };
         break;
       case 'Percent':
-        colProp.dt = 'double';
+        colProp.dt = 'float8';
         break;
       case 'Duration':
         colProp.dt = 'int8';