diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index f72b908897..cba15492eb 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.26.3",
+  "version": "2.26.4",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "packages": [
     "packages/*",
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
index 1ec32cb3fd..4ff8ae994b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/RowFieldControl.svelte
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
   import LinkedRowSelector from "components/common/LinkedRowSelector.svelte"
   import Editor from "../../integration/QueryEditor.svelte"
 
-  export let defaultValue
   export let meta
-  export let value = defaultValue || (meta.type === "boolean" ? false : "")
+  export let value
   export let readonly
   export let error
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index 59237be5f3..7bbf57964e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ export async function outputProcessing<T extends Row[] | Row>(
           }
           return attachment
         }
-        if (typeof row[property] === "string") {
+        if (typeof row[property] === "string" && row[property].length) {
           row[property] = JSON.parse(row[property])
         }
         if (Array.isArray(row[property])) {