diff --git a/source/shared/core_stmt.cpp b/source/shared/core_stmt.cpp
index cb24cb18..3398ed59 100644
--- a/source/shared/core_stmt.cpp
+++ b/source/shared/core_stmt.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ void core_sqlsrv_bind_param( _Inout_ sqlsrv_stmt* stmt, _In_ SQLUSMALLINT param_
 
     if ( stmt->conn->ce_option.enabled && ( sql_type == SQL_UNKNOWN_TYPE || column_size == SQLSRV_UNKNOWN_SIZE )) {
         ae_get_sql_type_info( stmt, param_num, direction, param_z, encoding, sql_type, column_size, decimal_digits TSRMLS_CC );
+        // change long to double if the sql type is decimal
+        if ( sql_type == SQL_DECIMAL && Z_TYPE_P( param_z ) == IS_LONG )
+            convert_to_double( param_z );
     }
     else {
         // if the sql type is unknown, then set the default based on the PHP type passed in
diff --git a/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc b/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
index dce5e21f..b6f0a5a4 100644
--- a/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
+++ b/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if (! extension_loaded( 'pdo' ) || ! extension_loaded( 'pdo_sqlsrv' ))
 require_once( "MsSetup.inc" );
 require_once( "MsCommon.inc" );
 
-$conn = new PDO( "sqlsrv:server = $server;", $uid, $pwd );
+$conn = ae_connect();
 if( ! $conn )
 {
     echo( "Error: could not connect during SKIPIF!" );
diff --git a/test/functional/sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc b/test/functional/sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
index 50ae84d8..8ae712c7 100644
--- a/test/functional/sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
+++ b/test/functional/sqlsrv/skipif_versions_old.inc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if(! extension_loaded( "sqlsrv" ) )
     die( "skip extension not loaded" );
 
 require_once( "MsCommon.inc" );
-$conn = Connect();
+$conn = ae_connect();
 if( ! $conn )
 {
     echo( "Error: could not connect during SKIPIF!" );