diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
index a74a9f7960..6a021460ac 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { databaseTestProviders } from "../../../integrations/tests/utils"
 import tk from "timekeeper"
 import { outputProcessing } from "../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 import * as setup from "./utilities"
-import { context, roles, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { context, InternalTable, roles, tenancy } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { quotas } from "@budibase/pro"
 import {
   FieldType,
@@ -1415,6 +1415,23 @@ describe.each([
         })
       })
 
+      isInternal &&
+        it("doesn't allow creating in user table", async () => {
+          const userTableId = InternalTable.USER_METADATA
+          const response = await config.api.row.save(
+            userTableId,
+            {
+              tableId: userTableId,
+              firstName: "Joe",
+              lastName: "Joe",
+              email: "joe@joe.com",
+              roles: {},
+            },
+            { expectStatus: 400 }
+          )
+          expect(response.message).toBe("Cannot create new user entry.")
+        })
+
       describe("permissions", () => {
         let viewId: string
         let tableId: string
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8c93661665..ab86a87560 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6269,14 +6269,6 @@
     "@types/tedious" "*"
     tarn "^3.0.1"
 
-"@types/node-fetch@2.6.1":
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.1.tgz#8f127c50481db65886800ef496f20bbf15518975"
-  integrity sha512-oMqjURCaxoSIsHSr1E47QHzbmzNR5rK8McHuNb11BOM9cHcIK3Avy0s/b2JlXHoQGTYS3NsvWzV1M0iK7l0wbA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "*"
-    form-data "^3.0.0"
-
 "@types/node-fetch@2.6.4":
   version "2.6.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.4.tgz#1bc3a26de814f6bf466b25aeb1473fa1afe6a660"
@@ -6298,11 +6290,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-18.11.18.tgz#8dfb97f0da23c2293e554c5a50d61ef134d7697f"
   integrity sha512-DHQpWGjyQKSHj3ebjFI/wRKcqQcdR+MoFBygntYOZytCqNfkd2ZC4ARDJ2DQqhjH5p85Nnd3jhUJIXrszFX/JA==
 
-"@types/node@14.18.20":
-  version "14.18.20"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-14.18.20.tgz#268f028b36eaf51181c3300252f605488c4f0650"
-  integrity sha512-Q8KKwm9YqEmUBRsqJ2GWJDtXltBDxTdC4m5vTdXBolu2PeQh8LX+f6BTwU+OuXPu37fLxoN6gidqBmnky36FXA==
-
 "@types/node@16.9.1":
   version "16.9.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-16.9.1.tgz#0611b37db4246c937feef529ddcc018cf8e35708"