diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
index 2c9ee1356c..72a1557cc9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
   getTableIDList,
 } from "./filters"
 import { dataFilters } from "@budibase/shared-core"
+import { DEFAULT_TABLE_IDS } from "../../../../constants"
 
 const builder = new sql.Sql(SqlClient.SQL_LITE)
 const MISSING_COLUMN_REGEX = new RegExp(`no such column: .+`)
@@ -211,6 +212,18 @@ async function runSqlQuery(
   return response
 }
 
+function resyncDefinitionsRequired(status: number, message: string) {
+  // pre data_ prefix on column names, need to resync
+  return (
+    (status === 400 && message?.match(USER_COLUMN_PREFIX_REGEX)) ||
+    // default tables aren't included in definition
+    (status === 400 &&
+      DEFAULT_TABLE_IDS.find(tableId => message?.includes(tableId))) ||
+    // no design document found, needs a full sync
+    (status === 404 && message?.includes(SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID))
+  )
+}
+
 export async function search(
   options: RowSearchParams,
   table: Table
@@ -338,10 +351,7 @@ export async function search(
     return response
   } catch (err: any) {
     const msg = typeof err === "string" ? err : err.message
-    const syncAndRepeat =
-      (err.status === 400 && msg?.match(USER_COLUMN_PREFIX_REGEX)) ||
-      (err.status === 404 && msg?.includes(SQLITE_DESIGN_DOC_ID))
-    if (syncAndRepeat) {
+    if (resyncDefinitionsRequired(err.status, msg)) {
       await sdk.tables.sqs.syncDefinition()
       return search(options, table)
     }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
index 9e831f4af7..2d49adf96e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/tables/internal/sqs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   generateJunctionTableID,
 } from "../../../../db/utils"
 import { isEqual } from "lodash"
+import { DEFAULT_TABLES } from "../../../../db/defaultData/datasource_bb_default"
 
 const FieldTypeMap: Record<FieldType, SQLiteType> = {
   [FieldType.BOOLEAN]: SQLiteType.NUMERIC,
@@ -126,8 +127,9 @@ function mapTable(table: Table): SQLiteTables {
 // nothing exists, need to iterate though existing tables
 async function buildBaseDefinition(): Promise<PreSaveSQLiteDefinition> {
   const tables = await tablesSdk.getAllInternalTables()
+  const defaultTables = DEFAULT_TABLES
   const definition = sql.designDoc.base("tableId")
-  for (let table of tables) {
+  for (let table of tables.concat(defaultTables)) {
     definition.sql.tables = {
       ...definition.sql.tables,
       ...mapTable(table),