diff --git a/ctl/restore.go b/ctl/restore.go
index 0c8cb51b0..2a88a8eca 100644
--- a/ctl/restore.go
+++ b/ctl/restore.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ import (
 
 	pilosa "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/logger"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/pql"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/server"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/topology"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/vprint"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
@@ -192,6 +194,13 @@ func (cmd *RestoreCommand) restoreSchema(ctx context.Context, primary *topology.
 			}
 			for _, field := range index.Fields {
 				logger.Printf("Create Field %v", field.Name)
+				if field.Options.Type == pilosa.FieldTypeDecimal {
+					min, max := pql.MinMax(field.Options.Scale)
+					scale := field.Options.Scale
+					vprint.VV("setting MinMax %v %s %s", scale, min, max)
+					field.Options.Max = max
+					field.Options.Min = min
+				}
 				err = cmd.client.CreateFieldWithOptions(ctx, index.Name, field.Name, field.Options)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/http_handler.go b/http_handler.go
index 9dc5319ae..5ef030f50 100644
--- a/http_handler.go
+++ b/http_handler.go
@@ -1576,14 +1576,19 @@ func fieldOptionsToFunctionalOpts(opt fieldOptions) []FieldOption {
 		scale := int64(0)
 		if opt.Scale != nil {
 			scale = *opt.Scale
-		}
-		if opt.Min == nil {
-			min := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MinInt64), scale)
+			min, max := pql.MinMax(scale)
 			opt.Min = &min
-		}
-		if opt.Max == nil {
-			max := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MaxInt64), scale)
 			opt.Max = &max
+		} else {
+
+			if opt.Min == nil {
+				min := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MinInt64), scale)
+				opt.Min = &min
+			}
+			if opt.Max == nil {
+				max := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MaxInt64), scale)
+				opt.Max = &max
+			}
 		}
 		var minmax []pql.Decimal
 		if opt.Min != nil {
diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index 12e0aee68..08a4a6a4a 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package pilosa
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/disco"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/pql"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/roaring"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/stats"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v3/testhook"
@@ -613,6 +615,18 @@ func (i *Index) CreateFieldIfNotExistsWithOptions(name string, opt *FieldOptions
 	if f := i.fields[name]; f != nil {
 		return f, nil
 	}
+	// added for backward compatablity with old schemas
+	if opt != nil && opt.Type == FieldTypeDecimal {
+		min, max := pql.MinMax(opt.Scale)
+		opt.Max = max
+		opt.Min = min
+	}
+	if opt != nil && opt.Type == FieldTypeDecimal {
+		min := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MinInt64), 0)
+		max := pql.NewDecimal(int64(math.MaxInt64), 0)
+		opt.Max = max
+		opt.Min = min
+	}
 
 	cfm := &CreateFieldMessage{
 		Index:     i.name,