diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
index 96397490f8..271a82f16b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/CreateEditColumn.svelte
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
       editableColumn.relationshipType = RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY
     } else if (editableColumn.type === FieldType.FORMULA) {
       editableColumn.formulaType = "dynamic"
-      editableColumn.responseType = FIELDS.STRING.type
+      editableColumn.responseType = field.responseType || FIELDS.STRING.type
     }
   }
 
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
           ]}
           getOptionLabel={option => option.name}
           getOptionValue={option => option.type}
-          tooltip="Formulas by default will return a string - however if you need a native type the response can be coerced."
+          tooltip="Formulas by default will return a string - however if you need a another type the response can be coerced."
         />
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index 9ea2b5572e..5bdd341beb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -3308,6 +3308,14 @@ datasourceDescribe(
         expect(rows[0].formula).toBe(2)
       })
 
+      it("should coerce handlebars to string (default)", async () => {
+        await updateFormulaColumn("{{ add 1 1 }}", {
+          responseType: FieldType.STRING,
+        })
+        const { rows } = await config.api.row.search(table._id!)
+        expect(rows[0].formula).toBe("2")
+      })
+
       isInternal &&
         it("should coerce a static handlebars formula", async () => {
           await updateFormulaColumn(encodeJS("return 1"), {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/utils.ts
index 15c0612fae..9dbeb8ebb2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/utils.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ export async function processFormulas<T extends Row | Row[]>(
               const result = processStringSync(formula, context)
               try {
                 return responseType ? coerce(result, responseType) : result
-              } catch (err) {
+              } catch (err: any) {
                 // if the coercion fails, we return empty row contents
+                span?.addTags({ coercionError: err.message })
                 return undefined
               }
             }),