diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index ba80f36b1b..5b3c69b87a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -527,12 +527,14 @@ describe.each([
       otherTableConfig.name = "a"
       otherTableConfig.schema.relationship = {
         name: "relationship",
-        type: FieldType.LINK,
-        fieldName: "relationship",
-        tableId: table._id!,
         relationshipType: RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY,
+        type: FieldType.LINK,
+        tableId: table._id!,
+        fieldName: "relationship",
       }
       otherTable = await createTable(otherTableConfig)
+      // need to set the config back to the original table
+      config.table = table
     })
 
     it("should update only the fields that are supplied", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
index 8dc49a9489..67e4fee81c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
@@ -934,25 +934,43 @@ describe("postgres integrations", () => {
               },
             ],
           })
+          const m2oRel = {
+            [m2oFieldName]: [
+              {
+                _id: row._id,
+              },
+            ],
+          }
           expect(res.body[m2oFieldName]).toEqual([
             {
+              ...m2oRel,
               ...foreignRowsByType[RelationshipType.MANY_TO_ONE][0].row,
               [`fk_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.table.name}_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.fieldName}`]:
                 row.id,
             },
             {
+              ...m2oRel,
               ...foreignRowsByType[RelationshipType.MANY_TO_ONE][1].row,
               [`fk_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.table.name}_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.fieldName}`]:
                 row.id,
             },
             {
+              ...m2oRel,
               ...foreignRowsByType[RelationshipType.MANY_TO_ONE][2].row,
               [`fk_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.table.name}_${manyToOneRelationshipInfo.fieldName}`]:
                 row.id,
             },
           ])
+          const o2mRel = {
+            [o2mFieldName]: [
+              {
+                _id: row._id,
+              },
+            ],
+          }
           expect(res.body[o2mFieldName]).toEqual([
             {
+              ...o2mRel,
               ...foreignRowsByType[RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY][0].row,
               _id: expect.any(String),
               _rev: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
index f445fcaf08..157a683ad0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/external/index.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ export async function save(
     schema.main = true
   }
 
+  // add in the new table for relationship purposes
+  tables[tableToSave.name] = tableToSave
   cleanupRelationships(tableToSave, tables, oldTable)
 
   const operation = tableId ? Operation.UPDATE_TABLE : Operation.CREATE_TABLE