diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts
index 5a2bb45012..809424b6bf 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/noViewData.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Ctx, Row } from "@budibase/types"
 
-export default () => async (ctx: Ctx<Row>, next: any) => {
+export default async (ctx: Ctx<Row>, next: any) => {
   if (ctx.request.body._viewId) {
-    ctx.throw(400, "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info")
+    return ctx.throw(400, "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info")
   }
 
   return next()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54b0ca8ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/noViewData.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import { generator } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
+import { BBRequest, FieldType, Row, Table } from "@budibase/types"
+import { Next } from "koa"
+import * as utils from "../../db/utils"
+import noViewDataMiddleware from "../noViewData"
+
+class TestConfiguration {
+  next: Next
+  throw: jest.Mock<(status: number, message: string) => never>
+  middleware: typeof noViewDataMiddleware
+  params: Record<string, any>
+  request?: Pick<BBRequest<Row>, "body">
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.next = jest.fn()
+    this.throw = jest.fn()
+    this.params = {}
+
+    this.middleware = noViewDataMiddleware
+  }
+
+  executeMiddleware(ctxRequestBody: Row) {
+    this.request = {
+      body: ctxRequestBody,
+    }
+    return this.middleware(
+      {
+        request: this.request as any,
+        throw: this.throw as any,
+        params: this.params,
+      } as any,
+      this.next
+    )
+  }
+
+  afterEach() {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  }
+}
+
+describe("noViewData middleware", () => {
+  let config: TestConfiguration
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    config = new TestConfiguration()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    config.afterEach()
+  })
+
+  const getRandomData = () => ({
+    _id: generator.guid(),
+    name: generator.name(),
+    age: generator.age(),
+    address: generator.address(),
+  })
+
+  it("it should pass without view id data", async () => {
+    const data = getRandomData()
+    await config.executeMiddleware({
+      ...data,
+    })
+
+    expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+
+  it("it should throw an error if _viewid is provided", async () => {
+    const data = getRandomData()
+    await config.executeMiddleware({
+      _viewId: generator.guid(),
+      ...data,
+    })
+
+    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(
+      400,
+      "Table row endpoints cannot contain view info"
+    )
+    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
index aba6817e5c..89b831b647 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jest.mock("../../sdk", () => ({
 }))
 
 import sdk from "../../sdk"
-import { BaseContext, Next } from "koa"
+import { Next } from "koa"
 
 const mockGetView = sdk.views.get as jest.MockedFunction<typeof sdk.views.get>
 const mockGetTable = sdk.tables.getTable as jest.MockedFunction<
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ class TestConfiguration {
 
   constructor() {
     this.next = jest.fn()
-    this.throw = jest.fn().mockImplementation((_status: any, message: any) => {
-      throw new Error(message)
-    })
+    this.throw = jest.fn()
     this.params = {}
 
     this.middleware = trimViewRowInfoMiddleware
@@ -159,6 +157,7 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
 
     expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(400, "_viewId is required")
+    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
   })
 
   it("it should throw an error if no viewid is provided on the parameters", async () => {
@@ -170,5 +169,6 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
 
     expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(400, "viewId path is required")
+    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
   })
 })