diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 50aec9afc7..cec8c8aa12 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import {
   FieldType,
   RelationshipType,
   CreateViewRequest,
+  RelationshipFieldMetadata,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import API from "./api"
@@ -587,7 +588,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
         tableId: this.table._id!,
         name: link,
         relationshipType,
-      }
+      } as RelationshipFieldMetadata
     }
 
     if (this.datasource && !tableConfig.sourceId) {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
index 0e4837bc50..5af5b9c6d3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/documents/app/table/schema.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,29 @@ interface BaseRelationshipFieldMetadata
   extends Omit<BaseFieldSchema, "subtype"> {
   type: FieldType.LINK
   main?: boolean
-  fieldName?: string
+  fieldName: string
   tableId: string
   subtype?: Omit<AutoFieldSubTypes, AutoFieldSubTypes.AUTO_ID>
 }
-export interface ManyToManyRelationshipFieldMetadata
-  extends BaseRelationshipFieldMetadata {
-  relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY
-  through?: string
-  throughFrom?: string
-  throughTo?: string
-}
+
+// External tables use junction tables, internal tables don't require them
+type ManyToManyJunctionTableMetadata =
+  | {
+      through: string
+      throughFrom: string
+      throughTo: string
+    }
+  | {
+      through?: never
+      throughFrom?: never
+      throughTo?: never
+    }
+
+export type ManyToManyRelationshipFieldMetadata =
+  BaseRelationshipFieldMetadata & {
+    relationshipType: RelationshipType.MANY_TO_MANY
+  } & ManyToManyJunctionTableMetadata
+
 export interface OneToManyRelationshipFieldMetadata
   extends BaseRelationshipFieldMetadata {
   relationshipType: RelationshipType.ONE_TO_MANY