diff --git a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/TextField.svelte b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/TextField.svelte
index b3b0865c64..7afd8f86c3 100644
--- a/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/TextField.svelte
+++ b/packages/bbui/src/Form/Core/TextField.svelte
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
     {disabled}
     {readonly}
     {id}
-    value={value || ""}
-    placeholder={placeholder || ""}
+    value={value ?? ""}
+    placeholder={placeholder ?? ""}
     on:click
     on:blur
     on:focus
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/TextCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/TextCell.svelte
index 04485a6b50..d2ee0189fe 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/TextCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/TextCell.svelte
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     on:focus={() => (active = true)}
     on:blur={() => (active = false)}
     {type}
-    value={value || ""}
+    value={value ?? ""}
     on:change={handleChange}
     spellcheck="false"
   />
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
index 2c4428599b..e5b2a82311 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/ExternalRequest.ts
@@ -305,12 +305,7 @@ export class ExternalRequest {
       manyRelationships: ManyRelationship[] = []
     for (let [key, field] of Object.entries(table.schema)) {
       // if set already, or not set just skip it
-      if (row[key] == null || newRow[key] || !isEditableColumn(field)) {
-        continue
-      }
-      // if its an empty string then it means return the column to null (if possible)
-      if (row[key] === "") {
-        newRow[key] = null
+      if (row[key] === undefined || newRow[key] || !isEditableColumn(field)) {
         continue
       }
       // parse floats/numbers