diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
index 48d249035b..e468848c57 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/table/internal.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import {
 } from "../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 import { runStaticFormulaChecks } from "./bulkFormula"
 import {
+  RenameColumn,
   SaveTableRequest,
   SaveTableResponse,
   Table,
-  TableRequest,
   UserCtx,
   ViewStatisticsSchema,
   ViewV2,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx<SaveTableRequest, SaveTableResponse>) {
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const { rows, ...rest } = ctx.request.body
   let tableToSave: Table & {
-    _rename?: { old: string; updated: string } | null
+    _rename?: { old: string; updated: string } | undefined
   } = {
     type: "table",
     _id: generateTableID(),
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export async function save(ctx: UserCtx<SaveTableRequest, SaveTableResponse>) {
   }
 
   // Don't rename if the name is the same
-  let { _rename } = tableToSave
+  let _rename: RenameColumn | undefined = tableToSave._rename
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   if (_rename && _rename.old === _rename.updated) {
     _rename = undefined