diff --git a/lib/mysql2psql/mysql_reader.rb b/lib/mysql2psql/mysql_reader.rb
index 98dc5e8..c343650 100644
--- a/lib/mysql2psql/mysql_reader.rb
+++ b/lib/mysql2psql/mysql_reader.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def convert_type(type)
           "varchar"
         when /char/
           "char"
-        when /(float|decimal)/
+        when /float/
+          "real"
+        when /decimal/
           "decimal"
         when /double/
            "double precision"
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ def load_columns
         fields = []
         @reader.mysql.query("EXPLAIN `#{name}`") do |res|
           while field = res.fetch_row do
+            length = -1
             length = field[1][/\((\d+)\)/, 1] if field[1] =~ /\((\d+)\)/
             length = field[1][/\((\d+),(\d+)\)/, 1] if field[1] =~ /\((\d+),(\d+)\)/
             desc = {
@@ -188,4 +191,4 @@ def paginated_read(table, page_size)
     end
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_db_writer.rb b/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_db_writer.rb
index f636c9f..a861e21 100644
--- a/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_db_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_db_writer.rb
@@ -164,16 +164,25 @@ def write_contents(table, reader)
       
       if counter % 5000 == 0
         @conn.put_copy_end
+        res = @conn.get_result
+        if res.cmdtuples != 5000
+          puts "\nWARNING: #{table.name} expected 5000 tuple inserts got #{res.cmdtuples} at row #{counter}\n"
+        end
         @conn.exec(copy_line)
       end
        
     end
-    _time2 = Time.now
-    puts "\n#{_counter} rows loaded in #{((_time2 - _time1) / 60).round}min #{((_time2 - _time1) % 60).round}s"
-#    @conn.putline(".\n")
     @conn.put_copy_end
+    if _counter && (_counter % 5000) > 0
+      res = @conn.get_result
+      if res.cmdtuples != (_counter % 5000)
+        puts "\nWARNING: table #{table.name} expected #{_counter % 5000} tuple inserts got #{res.cmdtuples}\n"
+      end
+    end
+    _time2 = Time.now
+    puts "\n#{table.name} #{_counter} rows loaded in #{((_time2 - _time1) / 60).round}min #{((_time2 - _time1) % 60).round}s"
   end
-  
+
 end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_writer.rb b/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_writer.rb
index 9609ed4..96da0a4 100644
--- a/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/mysql2psql/postgres_writer.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def column_type_info(column)
       when "boolean"
         default = " DEFAULT #{column[:default].to_i == 1 ? 'true' : 'false'}" if default
         "boolean"
-      when "float"
+      when "real"
         default = " DEFAULT #{column[:default].nil? ? 'NULL' : column[:default].to_f}" if default
         "real"
       when "float unsigned"
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ def truncate(table)
   
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end