diff --git a/target_postgres/connector.py b/target_postgres/connector.py
index c0c12da6..68932df0 100644
--- a/target_postgres/connector.py
+++ b/target_postgres/connector.py
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ def create_empty_table(
                     property_name,
                     self.to_sql_type(property_jsonschema),
                     primary_key=is_primary_key,
+                    autoincrement=False,  # See: https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/target-postgres/issues/193 # noqa: E501
                 )
             )
         if as_temp_table:
diff --git a/target_postgres/tests/data_files/large_numeric_primary_key.singer b/target_postgres/tests/data_files/large_numeric_primary_key.singer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbd7bf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target_postgres/tests/data_files/large_numeric_primary_key.singer
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"type": "SCHEMA", "stream": "test_large_numeric_primary_key", "schema": {"properties": {"active": {"type": "boolean"}, "address1": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "address2": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "city": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "country": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "country_code": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "created_at": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "id": {"type": "number"}, "legacy": {"type": "boolean"}, "name": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "phone": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "province": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "province_code": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "updated_at": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "zip": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "localized_country_name": {"type": ["string", "null"]}, "localized_province_name": {"type": ["string", "null"]}}, "type": "object"}, "key_properties": ["id"]}
+{"type": "RECORD", "stream": "test_large_numeric_primary_key", "record": {"id": 34639314995, "name": "111 Main St", "address1": "111 Main St", "address2": null, "city": "Sterling Heights", "zip": "48312", "province": "Michigan", "country": "US", "phone": "", "created_at": "2019-11-05T21:31:25-05:00", "updated_at": "2019-11-05T21:31:29-05:00", "country_code": "US", "province_code": "MI", "legacy": false, "active": true, "localized_country_name": "United States", "localized_province_name": "Michigan"}, "time_extracted": "2023-09-15T19:33:01.841018+00:00"}
diff --git a/target_postgres/tests/test_standard_target.py b/target_postgres/tests/test_standard_target.py
index 5bf3c497..4a5068b7 100644
--- a/target_postgres/tests/test_standard_target.py
+++ b/target_postgres/tests/test_standard_target.py
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ def test_schema_no_properties(postgres_target):
     singer_file_to_target(file_name, postgres_target)
 
 
+# TODO test that data is correct
+def test_large_numeric_primary_key(postgres_target):
+    """Check that large numeric (jsonschema: number) pkeys don't cause failure.
+
+    See: https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/target-postgres/issues/193
+    """
+    file_name = "large_numeric_primary_key.singer"
+    singer_file_to_target(file_name, postgres_target)
+
+
 # TODO test that data is correct
 def test_schema_updates(postgres_target):
     file_name = "schema_updates.singer"