diff --git a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
index 4c69d790e3..24671498b9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integration-test/postgres.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { utils } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 
 const config = setup.getConfig()!
 
-jest.unmock("node-fetch")
 jest.unmock("pg")
 
 describe("row api - postgres", () => {
@@ -127,13 +126,11 @@ describe("row api - postgres", () => {
     await config.end()
   })
 
-  const randomInteger = () => generator.integer({ min: 0, max: 10000 })
-
   function makeRandomRow() {
     return {
       name: generator.name(),
       description: generator.paragraph(),
-      value: randomInteger(),
+      value: generator.age(),
     }
   }
 
@@ -245,8 +242,6 @@ describe("row api - postgres", () => {
         ...newRow,
       }
 
-      // TODO: check why this is being returned from the creation
-      delete expected.linkedField
       expect(persistedRows).toEqual([expect.objectContaining(expected)])
     })
 
@@ -275,16 +270,13 @@ describe("row api - postgres", () => {
       let { row } = _.sample(await populateRows(10))!
 
       const newName = generator.name()
-      const newValue = randomInteger()
+      const newValue = generator.age()
       const updatedRow = {
         ...row,
         name: newName,
         value: newValue,
       }
 
-      // TODO: check why this is being returned from the creation
-      delete (updatedRow as any).linkedField
-
       const res = await updateRow(postgresTable._id, updatedRow)
 
       expect(res.status).toBe(200)
@@ -383,11 +375,8 @@ describe("row api - postgres", () => {
 
       expect(res.status).toBe(200)
 
-      const expected = { ...row }
-      // TODO: check why this is being returned from the creation
-      delete expected.linkedField
       expect(res.body).toEqual({
-        ...expected,
+        ...row,
         _id: expect.any(String),
         _rev: expect.any(String),
       })
@@ -450,12 +439,12 @@ describe("row api - postgres", () => {
         ...Array(2).fill({
           name,
           description: generator.paragraph(),
-          value: randomInteger(),
+          value: generator.age(),
         }),
         ...Array(2).fill({
           name: `${name}${utils.newid()}`,
           description: generator.paragraph(),
-          value: randomInteger(),
+          value: generator.age(),
         }),
       ]
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
index 1d3c57414c..fe96248ce5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/base/sql.ts
@@ -89,13 +89,22 @@ function parseFilters(filters: SearchFilters | undefined): SearchFilters {
 
 function generateSelectStatement(
   json: QueryJson,
-  knex: Knex
+  knex: Knex,
+  excludeJoinColumns = false
 ): (string | Knex.Raw)[] {
   const { resource, meta } = json
   const schema = meta?.table?.schema
-  return resource!.fields.map(field => {
+
+  return resource!.fields.reduce<(string | Knex.Raw)[]>((p, field) => {
     const fieldNames = field.split(/\./g)
     const tableName = fieldNames[0]
+    if (
+      meta?.table?.name &&
+      excludeJoinColumns &&
+      tableName !== meta.table.name
+    ) {
+      return p
+    }
     const columnName = fieldNames[1]
     if (
       columnName &&
@@ -104,13 +113,18 @@ function generateSelectStatement(
     ) {
       const externalType = schema[columnName].externalType
       if (externalType?.includes("money")) {
-        return knex.raw(
-          `"${tableName}"."${columnName}"::money::numeric as "${field}"`
+        p.push(
+          knex.raw(
+            `"${tableName}"."${columnName}"::money::numeric as "${field}"`
+          )
         )
+        return p
       }
     }
-    return `${field} as ${field}`
-  })
+
+    p.push(`${field} as ${field}`)
+    return p
+  }, [])
 }
 
 class InternalBuilder {
@@ -396,7 +410,9 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     if (opts.disableReturning) {
       return query.insert(parsedBody)
     } else {
-      return query.insert(parsedBody).returning("*")
+      return query
+        .insert(parsedBody)
+        .returning(generateSelectStatement(json, knex, true))
     }
   }