diff --git a/src/db/dbConvert.c b/src/db/dbConvert.c
index d9708e750..9c16aba04 100644
--- a/src/db/dbConvert.c
+++ b/src/db/dbConvert.c
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ static long getFloatString(
     char *pbuffer = (char *)pto;
     float	*psrc=(float *)(paddr->pfield);
     long	status = 0;
-    int		precision = 0;
+    int		precision = 6;
     struct rset	*prset = 0;
 
     if(paddr) prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ static long getDoubleString(
     char *pbuffer = (char *)pto;
     double *psrc=(double *)(paddr->pfield);
     long	status = 0;
-    int		precision = 0;
+    int		precision = 6;
     struct rset	*prset = 0;
 
     if(paddr) prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
@@ -3759,7 +3759,7 @@ static long putFloatString(
     float *pbuffer = (float *)pfrom;
     char	*pdest=(char *)(paddr->pfield);
     long	status = 0;
-    int		precision = 0;
+    int		precision = 6;
     struct rset	*prset = 0;
     short size=paddr->field_size;
 
@@ -3960,7 +3960,7 @@ static long putDoubleString(
     double *pbuffer = (double *)pfrom;
     char	*pdest=(char *)(paddr->pfield);
     long	status = 0;
-    int		precision = 0;
+    int		precision = 6;
     struct rset	*prset = 0;
     short size=paddr->field_size;
 
diff --git a/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c b/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
index f6a6375f4..3e25056f1 100644
--- a/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
+++ b/src/db/dbFastLinkConv.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static long cvt_f_st(
  {
    struct rset *prset = 0;
    long status = 0;
-   long precision = 0;
+   long precision = 6;
 
    if(paddr) prset = dbGetRset(paddr);
  
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static long cvt_d_st(
  {
    struct rset *prset = 0;
    long status = 0;
-   long precision = 0;
+   long precision = 6;
 
    if(paddr) prset = dbGetRset(paddr);