diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
index 2b5243f856..b0e7b30067 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/sql/sql.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import { dataFilters, helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 
 type QueryFunction = (query: SqlQuery | SqlQuery[], operation: Operation) => any
-const MAX_SQS_RELATIONSHIP_FIELDS = 63
 
 function getBaseLimit() {
   const envLimit = environment.SQL_MAX_ROWS
@@ -877,6 +876,22 @@ class InternalBuilder {
     return `'${unaliased}'${separator}${tableField}`
   }
 
+  maxFunctionParameters() {
+    // functions like say json_build_object() in SQL have a limit as to how many can be performed
+    // before a limit is met, this limit exists in Postgres/SQLite. This can be very important, such as
+    // for JSON column building as part of relationships. We also have a default limit to avoid very complex
+    // functions being built - it is likely this is not necessary or the best way to do it.
+    switch (this.client) {
+      case SqlClient.SQL_LITE:
+        return 127
+      case SqlClient.POSTGRES:
+        return 100
+      // other DBs don't have a limit, but set some sort of limit
+      default:
+        return 200
+    }
+  }
+
   addJsonRelationships(
     query: Knex.QueryBuilder,
     fromTable: string,
@@ -908,12 +923,10 @@ class InternalBuilder {
       let relationshipFields = fields.filter(
         field => field.split(".")[0] === toAlias
       )
-      if (this.client === SqlClient.SQL_LITE) {
-        relationshipFields = relationshipFields.slice(
-          0,
-          MAX_SQS_RELATIONSHIP_FIELDS
-        )
-      }
+      relationshipFields = relationshipFields.slice(
+        0,
+        Math.floor(this.maxFunctionParameters() / 2)
+      )
       const fieldList: string = relationshipFields
         .map(field => this.buildJsonField(field))
         .join(",")