diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
index 5409ed925c..6f41d3d55f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/bbReferenceProcessor.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function processOutputBBReferences(
 ) {
   if (typeof value !== "string") {
     // Already processed or nothing to process
-    return value
+    return value || undefined
   }
 
   const ids = value.split(",").filter(id => !!id)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index c1b4bcf7e5..0bdaaa393e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@ export async function outputProcessing<T extends Row[] | Row>(
       }
     } else if (column.type == FieldTypes.BB_REFERENCE) {
       for (let row of enriched) {
-        if (row[property] == null) {
-          continue
-        }
         row[property] = await processOutputBBReferences(
           row[property],
           column.subtype as FieldSubtype
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
index 1b780bed54..ecb8856c88 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/tests/outputProcessing.spec.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
     )
   })
 
-  it("does not fetch bb references when fields are empty", async () => {
+  it("process output even when the field is not empty", async () => {
     const table: Table = {
       _id: generator.guid(),
       name: "TestTable",
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe("rowProcessor - outputProcessing", () => {
 
     expect(result).toEqual({ name: "Jack" })
 
-    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).not.toBeCalled()
+    expect(bbReferenceProcessor.processOutputBBReferences).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
   it("does not fetch bb references when not in the schema", async () => {