diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
index 018b2ae4a3..5da2a7bcfb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/rows/search/sqs.ts
@@ -72,10 +72,14 @@ function buildInternalFieldList(
     }
     if (isRelationship) {
       const linkCol = col as RelationshipFieldMetadata
-      const relatedTable = tables.find(table => table._id === linkCol.tableId)!
+      const relatedTable = tables.find(table => table._id === linkCol.tableId)
       // no relationships provided, don't go more than a layer deep
-      fieldList = fieldList.concat(buildInternalFieldList(relatedTable, tables))
-      addJunctionFields(relatedTable, ["doc1.fieldName", "doc2.fieldName"])
+      if (relatedTable) {
+        fieldList = fieldList.concat(
+          buildInternalFieldList(relatedTable, tables)
+        )
+        addJunctionFields(relatedTable, ["doc1.fieldName", "doc2.fieldName"])
+      }
     } else {
       fieldList.push(`${table._id}.${mapToUserColumn(col.name)}`)
     }