diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c b/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
index 35f15d9..8a74eec 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
@@ -155,8 +155,13 @@ PLy_init_interp(void)
 
 	if (PLy_interp_globals == NULL || PyErr_Occurred())
 		PLy_elog(ERROR, "could not initialize globals");
-
-	decimal = PyImport_ImportModule("decimal");
+	/* Try to import cdecimal, if it doesnt exist, fallback to decimal */
+	decimal = PyImport_ImportModule("cdecimal");
+	if (decimal == NULL)
+	{
+		PyErr_Clear();
+		decimal = PyImport_ImportModule("decimal");
+	}
 	if (decimal == NULL)
 		PLy_elog(ERROR, "could not import module 'decimal'");