diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
index 427ac9a608..69d1272df9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/tests/trimViewRowInfo.spec.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
     })
 
     expect(config.request?.body).toEqual(data)
-    expect(config.params.tableId).toEqual(table._id)
+    expect(config.params.sourceId).toEqual(table._id)
 
     expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
@@ -143,32 +143,9 @@ describe("trimViewRowInfo middleware", () => {
       name: data.name,
       address: data.address,
     })
-    expect(config.params.tableId).toEqual(table._id)
+    expect(config.params.sourceId).toEqual(table._id)
 
     expect(config.next).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(config.throw).not.toBeCalled()
   })
-
-  it("it should throw an error if no viewid is provided on the body", async () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware(viewId, {
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    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 () => {
-    const data = getRandomData()
-    await config.executeMiddleware(undefined as any, {
-      _viewId: viewId,
-      ...data,
-    })
-
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(config.throw).toBeCalledWith(400, "viewId path is required")
-    expect(config.next).not.toBeCalled()
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
index 5a207936b2..cff9dabd37 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/middleware/trimViewRowInfo.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async (ctx: Ctx<Row>, next: Next) => {
   const { tableId } = utils.extractViewInfoFromID(viewId)
 
   // don't need to trim delete requests
-  if (ctx.method.toLowerCase() !== "delete") {
+  if (ctx?.method?.toLowerCase() !== "delete") {
     const { _viewId, ...trimmedView } = await trimViewFields(
       viewId,
       tableId,