diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
index 8698e7eab2..0cc335590d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import { jsonFromCsvString } from "../../../utilities/csv"
 import { builderSocket } from "../../../websockets"
 import { cloneDeep, isEqual } from "lodash"
+import { helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 
 function pickApi({ tableId, table }: { tableId?: string; table?: Table }) {
   if (table && isExternalTable(table)) {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function checkDefaultFields(table: Table) {
     if (!("default" in field) || field.default == null) {
       continue
     }
-    if (field.constraints?.presence) {
+    if (helpers.schema.isRequired(field)) {
       throw new HTTPError(
         `Cannot make field "${key}" required, it has a default value.`,
         400