diff --git a/backend/routers/goals.py b/backend/routers/goals.py
index 8ab0877..ed4df73 100644
--- a/backend/routers/goals.py
+++ b/backend/routers/goals.py
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ def _get_historical_value_for_goal_type(conn, profile_id: str, goal_type: str, t
             FROM {source_table}
             WHERE profile_id = %s
               AND {date_col} BETWEEN %s AND %s
-            ORDER BY ABS(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ({date_col} - %s::date)))
+            ORDER BY ABS({date_col} - %s::date)
             LIMIT 1
         """, (
             profile_id,