diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/loan/LoanWorkbookPopulator.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/loan/LoanWorkbookPopulator.java
index 409eed58a..2cbb18e59 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/loan/LoanWorkbookPopulator.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/loan/LoanWorkbookPopulator.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class LoanWorkbookPopulator extends AbstractWorkbookPopulator {
 				.createIntegerConstraint(DataValidationConstraint.OperatorType.GREATER_OR_EQUAL, "=$M1*$N1", null);
 		DataValidationConstraint interestFrequencyConstraint = validationHelper
 				.createFormulaListConstraint("INDIRECT(CONCATENATE(\"INTEREST_FREQUENCY_\",$E1))");
-		DataValidationConstraint interestConstraint = validationHelper.createIntegerConstraint(
+		DataValidationConstraint interestConstraint = validationHelper.createDecimalConstraint(
 				DataValidationConstraint.OperatorType.BETWEEN, "=INDIRECT(CONCATENATE(\"MIN_INTEREST_\",$E1))",
 				"=INDIRECT(CONCATENATE(\"MAX_INTEREST_\",$E1))");
 		DataValidationConstraint amortizationConstraint = validationHelper
@@ -562,4 +562,4 @@ public class LoanWorkbookPopulator extends AbstractWorkbookPopulator {
 		}
 	}
 
-}
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+}