diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.js
index 59d169ef7f..5bddbf345c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/utils.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const {
 } = require("../../../db/utils")
 const env = require("../../../environment")
 const { getAppDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/context")
+const viewBuilder = require("./viewBuilder")
 
 exports.getView = async viewName => {
   const db = getAppDB()
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ exports.deleteView = async viewName => {
 exports.migrateToInMemoryView = async (db, viewName) => {
   // delete the view initially
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-  const view = designDoc.views[viewName]
+  // run the view back through the view builder to update it
+  const view = viewBuilder(designDoc.views[viewName].meta)
   delete designDoc.views[viewName]
   await db.put(designDoc)
   await exports.saveView(db, null, viewName, view)
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ exports.migrateToInMemoryView = async (db, viewName) => {
 exports.migrateToDesignView = async (db, viewName) => {
   let view = await db.get(generateMemoryViewID(viewName))
   const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
-  designDoc.views[viewName] = view.view
+  designDoc.views[viewName] = viewBuilder(view.view.meta)
   await db.put(designDoc)
   await db.remove(view._id, view._rev)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
index 6e2e5c8527..125964a50e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ const TOKEN_MAP = {
   OR: "||",
 }
 
+const CONDITIONS = {
+  EMPTY: "EMPTY",
+  NOT_EMPTY: "NOT_EMPTY",
+  CONTAINS: "CONTAINS",
+}
+
 const isEmptyExpression = key => {
   return `(
       doc["${key}"] === undefined ||
@@ -77,13 +83,13 @@ function parseFilterExpression(filters) {
       expression.push(TOKEN_MAP[filter.conjunction])
     }
 
-    if (filter.condition === "CONTAINS") {
+    if (filter.condition === CONDITIONS.CONTAINS) {
       expression.push(
         `doc["${filter.key}"].${TOKEN_MAP[filter.condition]}("${filter.value}")`
       )
-    } else if (filter.condition === "EMPTY") {
+    } else if (filter.condition === CONDITIONS.EMPTY) {
       expression.push(isEmptyExpression(filter.key))
-    } else if (filter.condition === "NOT_EMPTY") {
+    } else if (filter.condition === CONDITIONS.NOT_EMPTY) {
       expression.push(`!${isEmptyExpression(filter.key)}`)
     } else {
       const value =
@@ -125,12 +131,6 @@ function viewTemplate({ field, tableId, groupBy, filters = [], calculation }) {
   if (filters && filters.length > 0 && filters[0].conjunction) {
     delete filters[0].conjunction
   }
-  const parsedFilters = parseFilterExpression(filters)
-  const filterExpression = parsedFilters ? `&& (${parsedFilters})` : ""
-
-  const emitExpression = parseEmitExpression(field, groupBy)
-
-  const reduction = field && calculation ? { reduce: `_${calculation}` } : {}
 
   let schema = null
 
@@ -139,8 +139,23 @@ function viewTemplate({ field, tableId, groupBy, filters = [], calculation }) {
       ...(groupBy ? GROUP_PROPERTY : FIELD_PROPERTY),
       ...SCHEMA_MAP[calculation],
     }
+    if (
+      !filters.find(
+        filter =>
+          filter.key === field && filter.condition === CONDITIONS.NOT_EMPTY
+      )
+    ) {
+      filters.push({ key: field, condition: CONDITIONS.NOT_EMPTY })
+    }
   }
 
+  const parsedFilters = parseFilterExpression(filters)
+  const filterExpression = parsedFilters ? `&& (${parsedFilters})` : ""
+
+  const emitExpression = parseEmitExpression(field, groupBy)
+
+  const reduction = field && calculation ? { reduce: `_${calculation}` } : {}
+
   return {
     meta: {
       field,