diff --git a/target_snowflake/connector.py b/target_snowflake/connector.py
index 5eb69b8..5bc38f5 100644
--- a/target_snowflake/connector.py
+++ b/target_snowflake/connector.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def to_sql_type(jsonschema_type: dict) -> sqlalchemy.types.TypeEngine:
             TypeMap(th._jsonschema_type_check, NUMBER(), ("integer",)),
             TypeMap(th._jsonschema_type_check, VARIANT(), ("object",)),
             TypeMap(th._jsonschema_type_check, VARIANT(), ("array",)),
-            TypeMap(th._jsonschema_type_check, NUMBER(precision=num_precision, scale=num_scale), ("number",)),
+            TypeMap(th._jsonschema_type_check, sct.DOUBLE(), ("number",)),
         ]
         # apply type maps
         if th._jsonschema_type_check(jsonschema_type, ("string",)):
diff --git a/tests/core.py b/tests/core.py
index be66fc3..0240eca 100644
--- a/tests/core.py
+++ b/tests/core.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ def validate(self) -> None:
         table_schema = connector.get_table(table)
         expected_types = {
             "id": sct.NUMBER,
-            "a1": sct.NUMBER,
+            "a1": sct.DOUBLE,
             "a2": sct.STRING,
             "a3": sqlalchemy.types.BOOLEAN,
             "a4": sct.VARIANT,
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ def validate(self) -> None:
         expected_types = {
             "id": sct.NUMBER,
             "col_max_length_str": sct.STRING,
-            "col_multiple_of": sct.NUMBER,
+            "col_multiple_of": sct.DOUBLE,
             "_sdc_extracted_at": sct.TIMESTAMP_NTZ,
             "_sdc_batched_at": sct.TIMESTAMP_NTZ,
             "_sdc_received_at": sct.TIMESTAMP_NTZ,
@@ -446,10 +446,6 @@ def validate(self) -> None:
         for column in table_schema.columns:
             assert column.name in expected_types
             isinstance(column.type, expected_types[column.name])
-            if column.name == "col_multiple_of":
-                assert column.type.precision == 38
-                assert column.type.scale == 4
-
 
 target_tests = TestSuite(
     kind="target",