diff --git a/dataherald/scripts/populate_dialect_db_connection.py b/dataherald/scripts/populate_dialect_db_connection.py
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+import dataherald.config
+from dataherald.config import System
+from dataherald.db import DB
+from dataherald.sql_database.models.types import DatabaseConnection
+from dataherald.utils.encrypt import FernetEncrypt
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    settings = dataherald.config.Settings()
+    system = System(settings)
+    system.start()
+    storage = system.instance(DB)
+    fernet_encrypt = FernetEncrypt()
+    database_connections = storage.find_all("database_connections")
+    for database_connection in database_connections:
+        if not database_connection.get("dialect"):
+            decrypted_uri = fernet_encrypt.decrypt(database_connection["connection_uri"])
+            dialect_prefix = DatabaseConnection.validate_uri(decrypted_uri)
+            dialect = DatabaseConnection.set_dialect(dialect_prefix)
+            storage.update_or_create(
+                "database_connections",
+                {"_id": database_connection["_id"]},
+                {"dialect": dialect},
+            )