diff --git a/macros/global/variables/return_vars.sql b/macros/global/variables/return_vars.sql
index 5b5ab8ac..1628ede2 100644
--- a/macros/global/variables/return_vars.sql
+++ b/macros/global/variables/return_vars.sql
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
   {% set ns.BALANCES_SL_TESTING_LIMIT = get_var('BALANCES_SL_TESTING_LIMIT', none) %}
   {% set ns.BALANCES_SL_NEW_BUILD_ENABLED = get_var('BALANCES_SL_NEW_BUILD_ENABLED', false) %}
   {% set ns.BALANCES_SL_START_DATE = get_var('BALANCES_SL_START_DATE', '2025-06-10') %}
+  {% set ns.BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS = get_var('BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS', -4) %}
 
   {% set ns.BALANCES_SL_ERC20_DAILY_REALTIME_SQL_LIMIT = get_var('BALANCES_SL_ERC20_DAILY_REALTIME_SQL_LIMIT', 12000000) %}
   {% set ns.BALANCES_SL_ERC20_DAILY_REALTIME_PRODUCER_BATCH_SIZE = get_var('BALANCES_SL_ERC20_DAILY_REALTIME_PRODUCER_BATCH_SIZE', 240000) %}
diff --git a/models/balances_package/erc20/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_erc20_daily_realtime_requests.sql b/models/balances_package/erc20/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_erc20_daily_realtime_requests.sql
index a0ccd260..83f0067b 100644
--- a/models/balances_package/erc20/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_erc20_daily_realtime_requests.sql
+++ b/models/balances_package/erc20/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_erc20_daily_realtime_requests.sql
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WITH last_x_days AS (
         block_date
     FROM
         {{ ref("_max_block_by_date") }}
-        WHERE block_date >= DATEADD('day', {{ vars.BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS | default(-4) }}, SYSDATE())
+        WHERE block_date >= DATEADD('day', {{ vars.BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS }}, SYSDATE())
 ),
 to_do AS (
     SELECT
diff --git a/models/balances_package/native/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_native_daily_realtime_requests.sql b/models/balances_package/native/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_native_daily_realtime_requests.sql
index d486dbe5..84a2b1a4 100644
--- a/models/balances_package/native/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_native_daily_realtime_requests.sql
+++ b/models/balances_package/native/streamline/realtime/streamline__balances_native_daily_realtime_requests.sql
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WITH last_x_days AS (
         block_date
     FROM
         {{ ref("_max_block_by_date") }}
-        WHERE block_date >= DATEADD('day', {{ vars.BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS | default(-4) }}, SYSDATE())
+        WHERE block_date >= DATEADD('day', {{ vars.BALANCES_DAILY_REALTIME_LOOKBACK_DAYS }}, SYSDATE())
 ),
 to_do AS (
     SELECT