diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
index 7332f8b244..e63750bff9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/rowProcessor/index.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,10 @@ async function processDefaultValues(table: Table, row: Row) {
 
   for (const [key, schema] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
     if ("default" in schema && schema.default != null && row[key] == null) {
-      const processed = await processString(schema.default, ctx)
-
+      const processed =
+        typeof schema.default === "string"
+          ? await processString(schema.default, ctx)
+          : schema.default
       try {
         row[key] = coerce(processed, schema.type)
       } catch (err: any) {
diff --git a/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts b/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
index 8a8069ce4d..57f6854604 100644
--- a/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-core/src/table.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ const allowDefaultColumnByType: Record<FieldType, boolean> = {
   [FieldType.DATETIME]: true,
   [FieldType.LONGFORM]: true,
   [FieldType.STRING]: true,
+  [FieldType.OPTIONS]: true,
+  [FieldType.ARRAY]: true,
 
-  [FieldType.OPTIONS]: false,
   [FieldType.AUTO]: false,
   [FieldType.INTERNAL]: false,
   [FieldType.BARCODEQR]: false,
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ const allowDefaultColumnByType: Record<FieldType, boolean> = {
   [FieldType.ATTACHMENTS]: false,
   [FieldType.ATTACHMENT_SINGLE]: false,
   [FieldType.SIGNATURE_SINGLE]: false,
-  [FieldType.ARRAY]: false,
   [FieldType.LINK]: false,
   [FieldType.BB_REFERENCE]: false,
   [FieldType.BB_REFERENCE_SINGLE]: false,