diff --git a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_create_dbs.py b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_create_dbs.py
index 30e60ab2a09214e8849173dc34d5064b526eb754..a73bc29befc531df0a0ce5ce806321847f4f4053 100644
--- a/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_create_dbs.py
+++ b/CEP/Pipeline/recipes/sip/nodes/imager_create_dbs.py
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ class imager_create_dbs(LOFARnodeTCP):
                     station_diameter = lba_inner
                 elif antenna_set.count('OUTER'):
                     station_diameter = lba_outer
+                elif antenna_set.count('SPARSE'):
+                    station_diameter = lba_outer
 
             #raise exception if the antenna is not of a supported type
             if station_diameter == None: