diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
index 77168b61c9..02c218c7e3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   Datasource,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
-const { cleanExportRows } = require("../row/utils")
+const { cleanExportRows } = require("./utils")
 
 export async function handleRequest(
   operation: Operation,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
index 824520d8f8..e422d63ec5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import {
   Table,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
+const { cleanExportRows } = require("./utils")
+
 const CALCULATION_TYPES = {
   SUM: "sum",
   COUNT: "count",
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: Ctx) {
   let rows: Row[] = []
   let schema = table.schema
 
-  // // Filter data to only specified columns if required
+  // Filter data to only specified columns if required
   if (columns && columns.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
       rows[i] = {}
@@ -429,8 +431,7 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: Ctx) {
     rows = result
   }
 
-  // @ts-ignore
-  let exportRows = cleanExportRows(rows, schema, format, columns) //this isnt correct
+  let exportRows = cleanExportRows(rows, schema, format, columns)
   let headers = Object.keys(schema)
 
   // @ts-ignore